ALLEN, J.
The appellant in this direct criminal appeal challenges his conviction, arguing that the arresting officer's trial testimony included a constitutionally impermissible comment upon the appellant's pretrial exercise of his right to remain silent and that the trial court therefore abused its discretion in denying the appellant's timely motion for a mistrial. We reverse the appellant's conviction because the comment related to the appellant's silence at the...
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