California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rountree, S048543 (Cal. 2013):
We have reviewed the prosecutor's entire argument. It was forceful but was limited to legally relevant factors. Regarding the only claim that is cognizable on appeal, the prosecutor never said anything remotely minimizing the jury's responsibility for its penalty decision. On the contrary, she emphasized to the jury, "You are the people who decide if they crossed that line drawn by society, and that's a heavy responsibility." The jury argument was not improper under Caldwell v. Mississippi, supra, 472 U.S. 320, or anything else.
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