California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cosinero, D074742 (Cal. App. 2020):
" ' "It is, of course, improper [for the prosecutor] to make arguments to the jury that give it the impression that 'emotion may reign over reason,' and to present 'irrelevant information or inflammatory rhetoric that diverts the jury's attention from its proper role, or invites an irrational, purely subjective response.' " ' [Citation.] We consider the assertedly improper remarks in the context of the argument as a whole. [Citation.] 'In conducting [our] inquiry, we "do not lightly infer" that the jury drew the most damaging rather than the least damaging meaning from the prosecutor's statements.' " (People v. Covarrubias (2016) 1 Cal.5th 838, 894 (Covarrubias).)
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