California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dennery, B282283 (Cal. App. 2019):
Dennery insists the prosecutor improperly attacked defense counsel's credibility on at least four occasions. "When the prosecution denigrates defense counsel, there is a risk the jury will shift its attention from the evidence to the alleged defense improprieties. [Citations.] . . . . For defendant's claim to prevail on the merits we ask ' "whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury construed or applied any of the complained-of remarks in an objectionable fashion." ' " (People v. Cash, supra, 28 Cal.4th at pp. 732-733.) Here, the prosecutor did not engage in such misconduct.
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