People v. Strock

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• failure to object is a factor that may be considered in examining whether prosecutor's argument rises to the level of plain error
• a prosecutor in closing argument may ordinarily use rhetorical devices and a reviewing court considers the frequency of alleged misconduct
• no plain error where misstatements were offset by the prosecutor’s correct statements of law, the trial court’s correct instructions, and counsel’s reference to the court’s instructions 32 during closing
• for crimes determined to be grave and serious per se, court conducting proportionality review need consider only harshness of penalty
• “A prosecutor has wide latitude to make arguments based on facts in evidence and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts.”
• “A prosecutor has wide latitude to make arguments based on facts in evidence and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts.”

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