Kirwan v. Spencer

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• holding that when statements and inferences given in opening statements are grounded in evidence, they will not be considered as violating a defendant’s due process rights
• If a claim was presented but “has not been adjudicated on the merits in state court, [federal habeas courts] review that claim de novo”
• “There is no precise federal standard governing due process claims based on a prosecutor’s remarks_Darden and Donnelly, however, provide the relevant Supreme Court law”

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