{"id":380,"date":"2014-12-19T05:44:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T05:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2014\/12\/washington-court-limits-violat.html"},"modified":"2014-12-19T05:44:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T05:44:33","slug":"washington-court-limits-violat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/washington-court-limits-violat\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Appeals Court address Right to Remain Silent in recent decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Constitution protects us when we make statements under police interrogation without being advised of our rights, or when we decide not to make any statements at all. One of the key rights stated in a Miranda warning is the right to remain silent. This right guarantees that a defendant will not be portrayed in a negative light before a jury simply for choosing not to respond to a question posed by police. But a Washington Court of Appeals recently ruled that a prosecutor is allowed to reference the defendant&#8217;s post-arrest silence because the reference to the defendant&#8217;s silence was not made with the intention proving the defendant&#8217;s guilt. <\/p>\n<p><strong><big><em>The Recent Case of Washington v. Price<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/big><\/strong>In the matter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/2755097\/state-of-washington-v-carl-james-price\/\"><u>Washington v. Price<\/u><\/a>, the defendant was pulled over by police after they observed him run a stop sign and hit a curb while turning. During the traffic stop, the officers noticed signs of intoxication and also discovered that he was operating with a suspended license. The officers then informed the defendant that he was under arrest, and ordered him to exit the vehicle. The defendant refused to comply, so the officers tazed the defendant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/washington-court-limits-violat\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Washington Appeals Court address Right to Remain Silent in recent decision\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Constitution protects us when we make statements under police interrogation without being advised of our rights, or when we decide not to make any statements at all. One of the key rights stated in a Miranda warning is the right to remain silent. 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