Is there any case law where a prosecutor made eight separate misstatements of witness testimony in closing argument?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Angelica, 861 F.2d 268 (9th Cir. 1988):
Angelica contends that the prosecutor "made eight separate misstatements of witness testimony in closing argument." Only one of these instances was specifically objected to at the time. Prosecutorial comments to which an objection is raised are reviewed for "harmless error," while the standard of review for comments in which no objection is raised is "plain error." United States v. Endicott, 803 F.2d 506, 513 (9th Cir.1986).
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