Legal Opinion
United States v. Robinson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1988No. 86-937PublishedCited by 575 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
During the course of respondent Robinson’s mail fraud trial in the Middle District of Tennessee, his counsel urged in closing argument that the Government had not allowed respondent to explain his side of the story. The prosecutor during his summation informed the jury that respondent “could have taken the stand and explained it to you. . . .” App. 27. We hold that the comment by the prosecutor did not violate respondent’s privilege to be free from compulsory self-incrimination guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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