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STATE v. ZIMMERMAN

No. 84-1059.

18 Ohio St. 3d 43 (1985)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe R. Fodal, for appellee.

Dan D. Weiner, for appellant.

DOUGLAS, J.

The issue presented in this case is whether the prosecutor's comments on the accused's silence require the automatic reversal of the conviction.

It was improper for the prosecutor to comment on the accused's silence. Griffin v. California (1965), 380 U.S. 609, 615. However, the prosecutor's improper comments do not require automatic reversal of the accused...

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