Opinion ID: 740542
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Officer Lupercio: Um-hum.

Text: 105 Q. --at that period of time, he didn't tell you that he came there with the car, did he, to buy it? 106 A. No, he did not. 107 Q. He never said anything like what Montero said, or what the juvenile had told you with regard to checking the car out? 108 A. True. 109 Q. And yet isn't it fair to say that Montero is the one that told you that that is why they were there at Bertino's is to check the car out, because the driver, Guerra, had brought it there? 110 A. Yes. 111 Q. And Guerra never said anything about that during his? 112 A. No. But the juvenile did. 113 (Tr. 4-89 to 4-90). In the testimony now objected to by Guerra, no direct comment was made by the prosecutor to the jury regarding Guerra's silence. 114 We have searched the record and are unable to conclude that Guerra's claims as to post-Miranda statements merit reversal. At best, they amount to statements of marginal relevancy, adding nothing to the merits of the government's evidence. Guerra is not entitled to a perfect case--only a fair one. We find no unfairness in the instance of this testimony.