In the case of_________________, the Supreme Court held that a defendant's decision not totestify during the trial cannot be held against him or her.

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In Adamson v. California (1947), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a prosecutor's comments on a defendant's failure to testify violate the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. The Court held that the Fifth Amendment does not prohibit such comments, but this decision has been effectively superseded by later decisions that protect a defendant's right not to testify. The principle that a defendant's decision not to testify cannot be held against him or her is now a fundamental part of U.S. law, reflecting the evolution of legal protections for defendants.

In the Case Of_________________, the Supreme Court Held That a Defendant's