What is the current state of the law on the conduct of a prosecutor in a civil trial?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Baez, H045890 (Cal. App. 2020):

[Citation.]" (People v. Gray (2005) 37 Cal.4th 168, 215-216.) "A prosecutor is given wide latitude to vigorously argue his or her case and to make fair comment upon the evidence, including reasonable inferences or deductions that may be drawn from the evidence. [Citation.]" (People v. Ledesma (2006) 39 Cal.4th 641, 726.) "When the issue 'focuses on comments made by the prosecutor before the jury, the question is whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury construed or applied any of the complained-of remarks in an objectionable fashion.' [Citations.]" (People v. Cole (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1158, 1202-1203.) " 'In conducting this inquiry, we "do not lightly infer" that the jury drew the most damaging rather than the least damaging meaning from the prosecutor's statements. [Citation.]' [Citation.]" (People v. Brown (2003) 31 Cal.4th 518, 553-554.)

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