Seventh Circuit· 2/14/2013

Gregory Smith v. Jalate Hunt

Citations

707 F.3d 803
90 Fed. R. Serv. 906
2013 WL 536882
2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 3182

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“There is a longstanding presumption that curative instructions to the jury mitigate harm that may otherwise result from improper comments during closing argument.”
“This court has been loath[] to find that improper comments made during closing argument rise to the level of reversible error.”
the Seventh Circuit “has been loathe to find that improper comments made during closing argument rise to the level of reversible error”
improper statements in closing must present a \high level of impropriety and prejudice\ to justify a new trial
evidence that plaintiff asserting excessive force claims had used heroin on the day of his arrest was not unfairly prejudicial
“A decision is an abuse of discretion only if ‘no No. 19-2956 11 reasonable person would agree with the decision made by the trial court.’” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Bauer, Kanne, Wood

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