Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/9/1999

Commonwealth v. Mitchell

Citations

428 Mass. 852
705 N.E.2d 263
1999 Mass. LEXIS 33

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holding that, although prosecutor improperly appealed to jury’s sympathy by commenting on victim, remarks were isolated and were not significant or focal portion of prosecutor’s closing
improper closing remarks “adequately offset by the judge’s careful and clear instructions describing the role of closing argument”
no substantial likelihood of miscarriage of justice where improper “remarks were isolated and were not a significant or even a focal portion of the prosecutor’s closing”
jury presumed to recognize that “prosecutor is an advocate”

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Judges: Marshall

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