How have the courts interpreted arguments and remarks by counsel in defence of a motion to overturn a conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Francis Xavier Guilfoyle II, H033779, No. CC801147 (Cal. App. 2010):
argument and remarks by counsel were not evidence and we presume the jury followed those instructions. (See People v. Hamilton, supra, 45 Cal.4th at p. 957.)
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