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U.S. v. Wilson, No. 97-2122 (11th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1298) (August 13, 1998) (Judge James Larry Edmondson)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists September 14, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Improper Comments.

This case addresses an all-too familiar problem: what can, or should, the courts do to deal with prosecutorial misconduct in the form of persistent improper comments in cases where there is overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt. Here, the Court acknowledged that there were repeated instances of improper prosecutorial …

 

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  1. U.S. v. Wilson, No. 97-2122 (11th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1298) (August 13, 1998) (Judge James Larry Edmondson)
  2. Kronisch v. U.S., No. 97-6116 (2nd Cir.) (150 F.3d 112) (July 9, 1998) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
  3. Murray v. Dosal, No. 97-2828 (8th Cir.) (150 F.3d 814) (July 20, 1998) (Per Curiam)
  4. U.S. v. Jeanes, No. 97-40933 (5th Cir.) (150 F.3d 483) (August 7, 1998) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)
  5. U.S. v. Shea, No. 97-1069 (1st Cir.) (150 F.3d 44) (July 24, 1998) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)
  6. U.S. v. Esparza-Ponce, No. Crim. 97-3252-R (S.D.Cal.) (7 F.Supp.2d 1084) (May 18, 1998) (Judge John S. Sr. Rhoades)
  7. U.S. v. Sherman, No. 97-7073 (3rd Cir.) (150 F.3d 306) (July 30, 1998) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)
  8. Madrid v. Gomez, No. 96-17277 (9th Cir.) (150 F.3d 1030) (July 2, 1998) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)
  9. U.S. v. Salzano, No. 97-3337 (10th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1238) (July 28, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel)
  10. Harris v. U.S., No. 97-6788 (11th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1304) (August 13, 1998) (Judge Stanley Marcus)
  11. Berryman v. Rieger, No. 96-2337 (6th Cir.) (150 F.3d 561) (July 6, 1998) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt)
  12. Madrid v. Gomez, No. 96-17277 (9th Cir.) (150 F.3d 1030) (July 2, 1998) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)
  13. U.S. v. Quintanar, No. 98-1382 (8th Cir.) (150 F.3d 902) (July 28, 1998) (Judge John C. Godbold)
  14. U.S. v. Kizzee, No. 97-60277 (5th Cir.) (150 F.3d 497) (August 10, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker)
  15. U.S. v. Flores, No. 96-1152 (10th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1272) (August 4, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel)
  16. U.S. v. Thomas, No. 97-1738 (7th Cir.) (150 F.3d 743) (July 23, 1998) (Per Curiam)

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