Is there any case law where a defendant alleges that a prosecutor argued facts not in evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, S073597 (Cal. 2013):
Defendant's second allegation of prosecutorial misconduct asserts that the prosecutor argued facts not in evidence. "The prosecutor should not, of course, argue facts not in evidence." (People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 698.)
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