Is there any case law where a prosecutor's argument that a jury would be "damaging" to the jury has been interpreted in the context of a jury trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, B263261 (Cal. App. 2017):
[Citation.]" (People v. Gurule (2002) 28 Cal.4th 557, 657.) Assuming for the sake of argument there was anything "damaging" at all to be construed from the prosecutor's argument, it did not mislead the jury or result in an unfair trial.
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