In Harrison v. State, 532 S.W.2d 566 (Tenn.Crim.App. 1975), this court held that it was improper for the state to elicit from a witness testimony that the defendant refused to make any statement after being advised of his constitutional rights. See also State v. Kelly, 683 S.W.2d 1, 6 (Tenn.Crim.App. 1984); Hart v. State, 592 S.W.2d 905, 906 (Tenn.Crim.App. 1979). Of course it was improper for the State to elicit from its witness that the defendant refused to make any statement after being advised of his constitutional rights — including the right to remain silent. Mays v. State (Tenn.Cr.App.), 495 S.W.2d 833; State v. Flanagan, 223 Tenn. 134, 443 S.W.2d 25. Manifestly, it is intolerable to penalize an accused for remaining silent or refusing to make a statement to police authorities after being advised of his constitutional right to remain silent in the face of accusation.