Legal Opinion

Charton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 15, 1998No. 96-3317PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

716 So.2d 803 (1998)

Michael CHARTON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 96-3317.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 15, 1998.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Susan D. Cline, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ettie Feistmann, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STEVENSON, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the prosecution may comment, during its case-in-chief, on a defendant's silence during a lawful investigative Terry stop. See Terry v. Ohio, 392…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McNeil v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. JOHN URBANIAK v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  3. Young v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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