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U.S. v. Gatling, No. 95-3064 (D.C. Cir.) (96 F.3d 1511) (October 8, 1996) (Judge Patricia M. Wald)

One issue addressed by the Court in this decision was alleged improper comments made by the prosecutor during summation. The Court emphasized that a conviction will be reversed for improper comments only if the statements substantially prejudiced the defendant. The Court then continued that although "a prosecutor may not urge ...

 

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