California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Silva, F066141 (Cal. App. 2014):
"Comments on the state of the evidence or on the defense's failure to call logical witnesses, introduce material evidence, or rebut the People's case are generally permissible. [Citation.] However, a prosecutor may not suggest that 'a defendant has a duty or burden to produce evidence, or a duty or burden to prove his or her innocence.' [Citations.]" (People v. Woods (2006) 146 Cal.App.4th 106, 112.) "A distinction clearly exists between the permissible comment that a defendant has not produced any evidence, and on the other hand an improper statement that a defendant has a duty or burden to produce evidence, or a duty or burden to prove his or her innocence." (People v. Bradford, supra, 15 Cal.4th at p. 1340.)
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