What is the impact of the prosecutor's opening statement in a civil case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Scott, D074334 (Cal. App. 2020):

To begin with, the prosecutor's statement was a "brief and isolated remark," (People v. Cudjo (1993) 6 Cal.4th 585, 626.) The remainder of the prosecutor's opening

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