What is the test for improper prosecution arguments in a habeas corpus case?
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The following excerpt is from Villafuerte v. Stewart, 111 F.3d 616 (9th Cir. 1997):
Villafuerte contends that several statements of the prosecutor in rebuttal violated his right to a fair trial. Improper prosecutorial arguments call for relief in habeas corpus proceedings only if they "so infected the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process." Hall v. Whitley, 935 F.2d 164, 165 (9th Cir.1991) (citation omitted).
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