People v. Liggett

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• holding that the prosecutor’s repeated references to defendant as a “con man” during closing argument in a bench trial did not constitute plain error
• prosecutor may comment on the strength of the defendant’s theory of the case
• “A prosecutor’s comment on the lack of evidence confirming a defendant’s theory of the case is permissible and does not shift the burden of proof.”
• “[A] defendant who testifies in a criminal case may be cross-examined like any other witness regarding his or her credibility.”
• potential prosecutorial misconduct during a bench trial didn’t constitute plain error
• “Proof of intent is often necessarily indirect, and the fact finder thus may ‘inf er an intent to cause the natural and probable consequences of unlawful 5 voluntary acts.’” (quoting People v. Fisher , 759 P.2d 33, 38 (Col o. 1988))

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