Is misconduct for an attorney to appeal to the sympathy of the jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jutzi v. County of Los Angeles, 196 Cal.App.3d 637, 242 Cal.Rptr. 74 (Cal. App. 1987):
It is misconduct for an attorney to attempt to appeal to the sympathy of the jury. (Stone v. Foster (1980) 106 Cal.App.3d 334, 355, 164 Cal.Rptr. 901.) Taken in context, the isolated remarks of defense counsel were within the permissible bounds
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