No. 25A651
Alabama v. Michael Anthony Powell
Tags: closing-arguments constitutional-violation fifth-amendment harmless-error prosecutorial-comments right-to-silence
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Question not identified.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a prosecutor's comments during closing arguments that could be interpreted as referencing a defendant's decision not to testify violate the Fifth Amendment when examined in full context and subject to harmless-error analysis
Docket Entries
2025-12-03
Application (25A651) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 10, 2026.
2025-11-28
Application (25A651) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 11, 2025 to February 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Alabama
Alexander Barrett Bowdre — Office of Alabama Attorney General, Petitioner