Court Opinion

ID: 9535888
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 06:46:09.05237+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:33:22.729226
License: Public Domain

G. R. Corsiglia, J.
(concurring). I concur with the holding in this case. However, I believe that mere silence in the face of an accusation after a suspect has been given Miranda warnings is of very limited relevance. Nevertheless the conduct of the witness in this case is more than sufficient to justify its use to impeach her testimony. The record indicates that, at a minimum, the witness made out a fictitious sales slip and then accompanied the defendant to the police department where he presented it to the police and she stood by *512while the defendant put forth a story that the tent was purchased at another K-Mart. In the context of this conduct her silence is relevant for impeachment purposes. See Jenkins v Anderson, — US —; 100 S Ct 2124; 65 L Ed 2d 86 (1980).