The following excerpt is from United States v. Aquart, 912 F.3d 1 (2nd Cir. 2018):
The identification of such misconduct, however, is only a first step. We must consider that misconduct in context to determine whether the error was so serious and prejudicial as to compel a new penalty proceeding. See generally Greer v. Miller , 483 U.S. 756, 75666, 107 S.Ct. 3102, 97 L.Ed.2d 618 (1987) (observing that when defendant contends that prosecutors question rendered trial fundamentally unfair, "it is important as an initial matter to place the remark in context" (alterations and internal quotation marks omitted) ).19
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