Is a prosecutor permitted to attack the defense case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, A144154 (Cal. App. 2017):
A "prosecutor is accorded wide latitude in attacking the defense's case[.] [Citation.]" (People v. Seumanu (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1293, 1337; People v. Pearson (2013) 56 Cal.4th 393, 442 [criticism of defense theory "did not impugn defense counsel's integrity"]; People v. Shazier (2014) 60 Cal.4th 109, 150 ["prosecutor's fleeting claim of 'deceptive' argument by defense counsel was not an attack on counsel's personal
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