Is a prosecutor's statement vouching for the credibility of a witness's credibility harmless?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Aqleh, 907 F.2d 155 (9th Cir. 1990):
Furthermore, the trial court's instructions to the jury were sufficient to neutralize any undue weight the jury might have been prone to give the testimony and statements about the immunity agreements. See United States v. Shaw, 829 F.2d 714, 718 (9th Cir.1987) (finding that the trial court's instructions rendered harmless prosecutor's remarks vouching for a witness' credibility), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1022 (1988).
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