Can a prosecutor improperly present improper evidence to a jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Parsons, 156 Cal.App.3d 1165, 203 Cal.Rptr. 412 (Cal. App. 1984):
[156 Cal.App.3d 1172] The case at bench presents a trial record of convincing evidence of guilt. Therefore, we hold that the prosecutor's misconduct was harmless and that the jury followed the court's admonition to disregard the improper evidence. (People v. Stinson, supra, 214 Cal.App.2d at p. 483, 29 Cal.Rptr. 695.)
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