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U.S. v. Sanchez, No. 10-50192 (9th Cir.) (659 F.3d 1252) (November 1, 2011) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

Loaded on Nov. 14, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists November 14, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prejudice.

Here the Court overturned a drug conviction due to inflammatory and prejudicial comments made by the prosecutor during his closing rebuttal arguments in which he improperly appealed to the “passions, fears and vulnerabilities of the jury”.

In this case, the Ninth Circuit took a rare stand against inflammatory comments made ...

 

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