State v. Tucker

JUSTICE WALLACE, JR.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Following the tragic death of his mother, defendant gave several statements to the police. In his initial statement, defendant did not include relevant information that he revealed in subsequent statements or that the police later discovered. At trial, defendant’s several statements were admitted into evidence, and the prosecutor was allowed to comment on the discrepancies in those statements. On appeal, the Appellate Division reversed, concluding that those comments were prohibited uses of defendant’s right to remain silent. We…