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U.S. v. Francis, No. 97-1129 (6th Cir.) (170 F.3d 546) (February 25, 1999) (Judge Boyce F. Jr. Martin)

Loaded on March 1, 1999 published in Punch and Jurists March 01, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Improper Comments.

This is an extremely rare case in which the Court vacated a conviction and granted a new trial because of the cumulative effect of a series of improper comments and arguments by the prosecutor. At issue were a series of "isolated" instances of a prosecutor's vouching for and bolstering of ...

 

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