Does improper comment made by a prosecutor violate a defendant's constitutional rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McDowell v. Calderon, 107 F.3d 1351 (9th Cir. 1997):
An improper comment made by a prosecutor does not violate a defendant's constitutional rights unless the comment "so infected the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process." Turner v. Marshall, 63 F.3d 807, 817-18 (9th Cir.1995) (internal quotations and citation omitted).
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