California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mendoza, A139901, A140431 (Cal. App. 2017):
" 'A prosecutor commits misconduct if he or she attacks the integrity of defense counsel, or casts aspersions on defense counsel.' [Citations.] 'In evaluating a claim of such misconduct, we determine whether the prosecutor's comments were a fair response to defense counsel's remarks' [citation], and whether there is a reasonable likelihood the jury construed the remarks in an objectionable fashion [citation]." (People v. Edwards (2013) 57 Cal.4th 658, 738.)
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