In what circumstances will a prosecutor be found not guilty of misconduct for comments he made to a jury in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sorgenfrie, C053120 (Cal. App. 12/3/2007), C053120 (Cal. App. 2007):
In any event, the prosecutor's comments were not misconduct because they did not render the trial fundamentally unfair or involve the use of deceptive or reprehensible methods to attempt to persuade the jury. (People v. Stanley, supra, 39 Cal.4th at p. 951.)
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