Does improper comments by a prosecutor affect a jury's verdict?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. de Cruz, 82 F.3d 856 (9th Cir. 1996):
The effect of improper prosecutorial comments may be cured if the district court gave appropriate curative instructions to the jury. Endicott, 803 F.2d at 513. In determining "whether the prosecutor's misconduct affected the jury's verdict," this court must look to the substance of the curative instruction and the closeness of the case. United States v. Kerr, 981 F.2d 1050, 1053-54 (9th Cir.1992).
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