Commonwealth v. Barren

How courts have described this case

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• finding that a prosecutor’s statement that the victim testified to “bring to you the truth” was a fair response to defense assertions that the victim testified from “rote memorization” brought about by extensive preparation
• finding prosecutor entitled to respond to defense counsel’s comments regarding credibility of prosecution witness
• finding prosecutor entitled to respond to defense counsel’s comments regarding credibility of prosecution witness
• prosecutorial remarks tending not to implicate directly the defendant not sufficiently prejudicial to support new trial
• credibility comments permissible when motivated by defense’s prior attacks on Commonwealth’s witnesses’ credibility
• prosecutor’s statement that “When Helen (the victim) got up there she had to go through this ordeal because she wanted to bring you the truth, what actually happened,” was proper to bolster credibility of rape victim whose credibility was attacked by defense

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