Jordan v. State

GARRETT, Judge.

We address whether admitting testimony of appellant’s silence after his arrest constituted reversible error.

Appellant objected to the following testimony:

[BY TROOPER BINDER]: ... After all the Defendants had been placed under arrest ..., I had read each one of those — each one of them their rights, asked them if they understood them, made them respond verbally. They all responded verbally that they understand their rights. Mr. Knight and Mr. Jordan really didn’t make any state—

[BY THE PROSECUTOR]: Let — let me ask you, after their rights were read what did you do then?

A. I…