Is there any case law where a prosecutor improperly appealed to the jury's sympathy for victim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. White, 2d Crim. No. B278758 (Cal. App. 2018):
In any event, White did not object to the replaying of the videotape on the ground that it was an appeal to the jury's sympathy. His claim of undue prejudice is forfeited for that reason. (People v. Pearson (2013) 56 Cal.4th 393, 441 [failure to object to argument that prosecutor improperly appealed to jury's sympathy for victim forfeited claim].)
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