What is the test for a prosecutor who uses deceptive or reprehensible methods to persuade the jury to convict a defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rivera, 247 Cal.Rptr.3d 363, 441 P.3d 359, 7 Cal.5th 306 (Cal. 2019):
" A prosecutor who uses deceptive or reprehensible methods to persuade the jury commits misconduct, and such actions require reversal under the federal Constitution when they infect the trial with such " unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process. " " ( People v. Friend (2009) 47 Cal.4th 1, 29, 97 Cal.Rptr.3d 1, 211 P.3d 520
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