COMMONWEALTH v. DANZY


225 Pa.Super. 234 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Danzy, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

September 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricardo C. Jackson, for appellant.

Norris E. Gelman, James T. Ranney and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, SPAULDING, CERCONE, and SPAETH, JJ.


OPINION BY SPAETH, J., September 19, 1973:

This is an appeal from a conviction, after a jury trial, of burglary, aggravated robbery, assault and battery, and aggravated assault and battery. The issue is with respect to the following part of the charge: "A person who comes before the Court has a constitutional right not to give evidence of any kind. They have a constitutional right not to give evidence. You, the jury, have a duty not to hold that against them in any...

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