People v. Brown

Charge : Unlawful sale of narcotics. *

Defense at Trial : Defendant denied that he committed the alleged offense.

Judgment: After a jury trial the defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term not less than 15 nor more than 20 years.

Points Raised on Appeal :

1) The trial court erred in admitting evidence of defendant’s silence upon arrest when being questioned by police;

2) The trial court committed error in admitting into evidence prejudicial out-of-court statements of a codefendant (subsequently severed) made to a police officer out of the presence and hearing of…