What is the scope of a prosecutor's argument in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soul, G050349 (Cal. App. 2015):
However, prosecutors are given wide latitude to present vigorous arguments so long as they are a fair comment on the evidence, including reasonable inferences and deductions from it. (People v. Hill (1998) 17 Cal.4th 800, 819.) The prosecutor's arguments here were based on evidence and testimony. They did not
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