Darden v. Wainwright, No. 85-5319 (U.S. Supreme Court) (477 U.S. 168; 106 S.Ct. 2464) (June 23, 1986) (Justice Powell)
Here the Court established that the standard for determining whether a prosecutor's misconduct during closing argument requires reversal is whether the statements so infected the trial with unfairness as to make the conviction a denial of due process.
In this case, the prosecutor made several improper remarks during closing argument, ...
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