Can a prosecutor be held liable for making inappropriate comments to a defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Guerra, B275889 (Cal. App. 2017):
tangential to the issues in the case, and the trial court correctly sustained defense objections to the[ ] statements"]; People v. Edwards (2013) 57 Cal.4th 658, 742 ["even assuming the prosecutor's comment rose to the level of misconduct, there was no possible prejudice given the trial court immediately sustained defendant's objection and struck the comment"].)
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