What are the consequences of prosecutorial misconduct?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Burris, B281621 (Cal. App. 2018):
"'A defendant's conviction will not be reversed for prosecutorial misconduct' that violates state law, however, 'unless it is reasonably probable that a result more favorable to the defendant would have been reached without the misconduct.'" (People v. Wallace (2008) 44 Cal.4th 1032, 1070-1071; accord,
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