How have instructions been approved by the court on unexplained possession of stolen property and the effect of the failure of the accused to take the stand?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Jones, 406 F.2d 1297 (9th Cir. 1969):
The court gave instructions relating to the unexplained possession of stolen property and the effect of the failure of the accused to take the stand which are indistinguishable in substance from those approved in Glavin v. United States, 396 F.2d 725, (9 Cir. 1968), 393 U.S. 926, 89 S.Ct. 258, 21 L.Ed.2d 262.
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