Can a prosecutor commit misconduct by attacking the integrity of defense counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sepulveda, F072487 (Cal. App. 2018):
A prosecutor commits misconduct by attacking the integrity of defense counsel or by casting aspersions upon counsel's character. (People v. Redd (2010) 48 Cal.4th 691, 734-735.) We agree with the trial court that the prosecutor's statement was not a
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personal denigration of counsel. Moreover, the trial court reminded the jury it was bound by the evidence.
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