STATON, Judge.
James Heiser was convicted by a jury of Burglary, a Class B felony. On appeal, he raises the sole issue of whether the giving of an instruction on the silence of a defendant violates the Indiana Constitution when one co-defendant asks that it be given and the other objects.
We affirm.
James Heiser and his brother, John, were tried jointly before a jury and both were convicted of burglary. Neither testified during the trial. At the conclusion...
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