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Evidence of Defendant’s Silence at the Time of Arrest Should Not Have Been Allowed—New Trial Ordered

The Court of Appeals reversed defendant’s conviction and ordered a new trial because evidence of defendant’s silence at the time of arrest was erroneously allowed:

Absent “unusual circumstances,” evidence of a defendant’s silence at the time of arrest is generally inadmissible under common-law evidentiary principles … . And the use for impeachment purposes of a defendant’s silence after receiving Miranda warnings has been deemed impermissible as a matter of due process … . Under the circumstances presented, we conclude that defendant did not open the door to evidence of his post-Miranda silence and, therefore, Supreme Court erred in permitting its introduction at trial. Nor can the error be viewed as harmless in this case.  People v Hill, 2014 NY Slip OP 07925, CtApp 11-18-14

 

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