RAKER, Judge.
Robert Allen Smith, petitioner, asserts that his federal and state constitutional right against self-incrimination was violated by the prosecutor's comments during closing argument. We agree and shall hold that the prosecutor's remarks were a direct comment on petitioner's exercise of his privilege against self-incrimination. The error was not harmless, and a new trial is therefore in order.
In March, 1998, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Davis was...
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