California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Springfield, D055161, Super. Ct. No. SCD212571 (Cal. App. 2010):
Further, even if the prosecutor had misstated the evidence on this point, we conclude the error was harmless because of the court's admonitions and instructions informing the jury the parties' questions and arguments are not evidence. In addition, although Springfield disputed some of the details, Springfield did not dispute he evaded an officer with reckless driving. Instead, his defense was that he was justified in doing so to avoid being killed. Consequently, we conclude there is no reasonable likelihood the jury applied the prosecutor's remarks in an objectionable fashion. (People v. Morales, supra, 25 Cal.4th at p. 44.)
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