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· 4/12/1983

McCowan v. United States

Citations

  • 458 A.2d 1191
  • 1983 D.C. App. LEXIS 359

How courts have described this case

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  • improper for prosecutor to imply untruthfulness by defendant in closing argument
  • improper for prosecutor to imply untruthfulness by defendant in closing argument
  • the jury is presumed to understand and follow instructions

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Judges: Ferren, Bels, Kelly

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