Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Smith v. Lockhart
498 U.S. 1101
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1991-02-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- when invited, a prosecutor may refer to an accused’s failure to testify
- sufficient “use” if firearm’s presence is for protection and facilitates success
- plausible to inquire into post-arrest silence
Citator
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- 37 opinions
C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.