Does a prosecutor's statement in rebuttal to a finding that a jury convicted a defendant of sexual assault have the authority to grant a new trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Boy, 922 F.2d 845 (9th Cir. 1990):
The prosecutor's statements in rebuttal do not rise to the level required to grant a new trial. "Every slight excess of a prosecutor does not require that a verdict be overturned and a new trial ordered." United States v. Yarbrough, 852 F.2d 1522, 1539 (9th Cir.1988).
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