What is the proper state of the law for a defense to sustain objections to a prosecutor's questioning?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Grose, F058464 (Cal. App. 2011):
questions about appellant thinking of the inquiry as "funny" or a "joke" did not reflect proper prosecutorial demeanor and the trial court properly sustained a defense objection. When a trial court sustains objections to the argumentative element of a prosecutor's questioning, we assume any prejudice was abated. (People v. Dykes, supra, 46 Cal.4th at p. 764.) Moreover, the court ultimately instructed the jurors:
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