Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.
We hold (1) that evidence that an accused did not proclaim his innocence to a fellow inmate, while jailed pending trial, is irrelevant and prejudicial in a criminal trial and (2) that under the circumstances of this case, evidence that an accused also stated he hoped the charges would be reduced to a lesser charge (in this case from murder to manslaughter) was similarly tainted. Whereas such tainted evidence was admitted herein, we...
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