How have the courts interpreted comments made by a prosecutor to a jury in a civil case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Robles, C088156 (Cal. App. 2020):

It is not reasonably likely that the jury would have misunderstood the prosecutor's comments here, given that the prosecutor himself reminded the jury that the lawyers' statements were not evidence and that the People had the burden to present evidence that proved defendants' guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, they were instructed a short time later regarding the presumption of innocence, the burden of proof, and the beyond a reasonable doubt standard. (See People v. Otero, supra, 210 Cal.App.4th at p.

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