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· 4/17/1991

Joseph J. Demarco v. United States

Citations

  • 928 F.2d 1074
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 6072
  • 1991 WL 49686

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the prosecutor not only adopted the false statement but also emphasized it in her jury argument
  • finding prosecutorial misconduct warranting a new trial despite no suppression of evidence where the prosecutor not only failed to correct false testimony, but also capitalized on the false testimony in closing argument
  • government witness falsely testified he had not made deal with government, and “[i]n her jury argument the prosecutor adopted and emphasized [witness’] perjured testimony”
  • \the prosecutor's argument to the jury capitalizing on the perjured testimony reinforced the deception of the use of false testimony and thereby contributed to the deprivation of due process\
  • “[T]he prosecu- tor’s argument to the jury capitalizing on the perjured testimony reinforced the deception of the use of false testimony and thereby contributed to the deprivation of due process.”

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Judges: Dyer, Edmondson, Tjoflat

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