October Term 2012 · Docket 12-246
Can prosecutors use a suspect's silence against them at trial?
Texas prosecutors used a suspect's silence during a police interview as evidence of guilt. The suspect argues this violates the Fifth Amendment.
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October Term 2012 · Docket 12-418
Can Congress force state convicts to register after their federal sentence ends?
The dispute centers on whether federal law can compel a person to register as a sex offender after their federal prison term concludes.