What are the consequences of prosecutorial misconduct when a defendant's conviction for assault is overturned?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wilson, F068716 (Cal. App. 2015):
"A defendant's conviction will not be reversed for prosecutorial misconduct unless it is reasonably probable that the jury would have reached a result more favorable to the defendant had the misconduct not occurred." (People v. Zambrano, supra, 124 Cal.App.4th at p. 243.)
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