STATE v. DAVIS

No. 40612.

10 Ohio St. 2d 136 (1967)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. DAVIS, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 19, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Warren Bettis, prosecuting attorney, for appellee.

Mr. George A. Aronson and Mr. Bernard Fineman, for appellant.


Per Curiam.

At the trial the state commented to the jury that the defendant failed to testify at the preliminary hearing. The court charged the jury that, by constitutional and statutory provisions, failure of accused to testify at his trial may be considered by the court and jury and may be the subject of comment by counsel, but that a preliminary hearing before a county judge is not a trial and "the fact that defendant did not testify at that hearing is not...

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