U.S. v. Small, No. 93-3161 (D.C. Cir.) (74 F.3d 1276) (January 30, 1996) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)
Loaded on March 1, 1996
published in Punch and Jurists
March 11, 1996
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Improper Comments.
Here the Court rejected defendant's claims that the prosecutor's improper comments during his opening and closing statements denied the defendant a right to a fair trial, although the Court was highly critical of the prosecutor.
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