Prosecutorial Comment on Right Not to Testify
Unless otherwise indicated, all indented material is copied directly from the court’s opinion.
Decisions of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Decisions of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
State v. Lampley, No. M2021-00636-CCA-R3-CD, p. 29 (Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. Jan. 24, 2023).
This court reviews a defendant’s claim of impermissible prosecutorial comment on the right not to testify de novo. Jackson, 444 S.W.3d at 588.