Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Smith, Appellant
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1967-05-08
Citations: 10 Ohio App. 2d 186
Docket Number: No. 10171
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Smith, Appellant.
Judges: Hildebeant, J., concurs.
Reporter: Ohio Appellate Reports, Second Series
Volume: 10
Pages: 186–186

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Smith, Appellant.
[Cite as State v. Smith, 10 Ohio App. 2d 186.]
(No. 10171
Decided May 8, 1967.)
Mr. Melvin Q. Rueger and Mr. Calvin W. Prem, for appellee.
Mr. Eugene D. Smith, for appellant.

Opinion:
Long, P. J.
An examination of the record shows that the prosecutor, in his argument to the jury, said: '1 This man never took the stand to tell you that."
This is a violation of the rule of Griffin v. California, 380 U. S. 609.
Defendant made a motion to declare a mistrial, which was overruled; and, in the opinion of this court, this was error.
The judgment is, therefore, reversed, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
Judgment reversed.
Hildebeant, J., concurs.
Hover, J., not participating.