The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Burse, 531 F.2d 1151 (2nd Cir. 1976):
This court has repeatedly addressed itself to the problem of prosecutorial misbehavior in the form of inflammatory or insinuating questions and statements. United States v. Bivona, 487 F.2d 443 (2d Cir. 1973); United States v. White, 486 F.2d 204 (2d Cir. 1973); United States v. Drummond, 481 F.2d 62 (2d Cir. 1973). We have consistently warned that such misconduct may constitute sufficient cause for reversal.
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