Can a prosecutor's statement that lying to get money caused more damage than any other crime be struck?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanford, B264626 (Cal. App. 2018):
The court struck the prosecutor's remarks that lying to get money caused more damage than any other crime, and that the perjuries "will make you sick." Defendants have not shown that sustaining counsel's objections and striking the prosecutor's statements was an inadequate remedy. (People v. Tully, supra, 54 Cal.4th at p. 1015.)
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