In this appeal from his conviction for second degree attempted robbery and resisting arrest, the defendant claims that he was denied due process of law by prosecutorial misconduct in the form of impermissible cross-examination at trial. We agree that, in one respect, the prosecutor's cross-examination infringed upon the defendant's right to post-arrest silence and accordingly reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.
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