Commonwealth v. Murchison

How courts have described this case

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• although “[c]ounsel may argue from the evidence and may argue fair inferences that might be drawn from the evidence,” arguments not so supported are improper
• “In a case that essentially reduces to which of two conflicting stories is true, it may be reasonable to infer, and hence to argue, that one of the two sides is lying”
• “prosecutor’s assertions that the defendant was lying[ ] generally were accompanied by the words ‘the evidence establishes,’ and thus were ‘expressed as a conclusion to be drawn from the evidence and not as a personal opinion’ ”
• right to jury trial on prior offense; necessity of written waiver to relinquish
• \The credibility of witnesses is obviously a proper subject of comment\
• “The credibility of witnesses is obviously a proper subject of comment”

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