context: Under defendant's reasoning, inferences of guilt derived from the invocation of a witness's Fifth Amendment privilege are permissible only insofar as they lead to a defendant's acquittal. Such a lopsided rule would contravene the well-settled principle that both the government, as well as the defendant, are entitled to a fair trial.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 830 F.2d 596, 603
citation_a.parenthetical: observing that "existing legal precedent defines the Sixth Amendment right to a fair and impartial trial as a right that inures not only to the sole benefit of a defendant, but rather one that inures equally to the state as the representative of the people."
citation_a.sentence: United States v. Ford, 830 F.2d 596, 603 (6th Cir.1987) (Krupansky, J., concurring) (observing that “existing legal precedent defines the Sixth Amendment right to a fair and impartial trial as a right that inures not only to the sole benefit of a defendant, but rather one that inures equally to the state as the representative of the people.”); see also United States v. Tijerina, 412 F.2d 661, 666 (10th Cir.1969) (noting “the concept of a fair trial applies both to the prosecution and the defense”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 412 F.2d 661, 666
citation_b.parenthetical: noting "the concept of a fair trial applies both to the prosecution and the defense"
citation_b.sentence: United States v. Ford, 830 F.2d 596, 603 (6th Cir.1987) (Krupansky, J., concurring) (observing that “existing legal precedent defines the Sixth Amendment right to a fair and impartial trial as a right that inures not only to the sole benefit of a defendant, but rather one that inures equally to the state as the representative of the people.”); see also United States v. Tijerina, 412 F.2d 661, 666 (10th Cir.1969) (noting “the concept of a fair trial applies both to the prosecution and the defense”).