Is it misconduct for a prosecutor to violate a court ruling by eliciting or attempting to elicit inadmissible evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soto, H042397 (Cal. App. 2018):
Defendant cites the rule that "[i]t is misconduct for a prosecutor to violate a court ruling by eliciting or attempting to elicit inadmissible evidence in violation of a court order." (People v. Crew (2003) 31 Cal.4th 822, 839.) According to defendant, the prosecutor violated a ruling "expressly exclud[ing] . . . testimony regarding out-of-court
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