U.S. v. Boyd, No. 94-8074 (11th Cir.) (131 F.3d 951) (December 18, 1997) (Per Curiam)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
January 26, 1998
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Improper Comments.
Reflecting the dilemma created by the judicial rule that a defendant is not entitled to a reversal of his conviction based on improper comments by the prosecutor, the Court emphasized that such inaction "does not mean we condone [such] remarks".
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