Ralph Bussard v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections

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• discussing that “a lawyer might well choose to leave [a statement by the prosecutor] under wraps, rather than making an objection that would invite the jury to ponder the ambiguous statement”
• distinguishing between use of Bible text as \poetic version\ of \common-sense\ ideas and use that \invoke[s] the wrath of God\ or \suggest[s] that the jury apply divine law\ as an alternative to state law
• distinguishing between use of Bible text as “poetic version” of “common-sense” ideas and use that “invokefs] the wrath of God” or “suggestts] that the jury apply divine law” as an alternative to state law
• observing that decision whether to object to prosecutorial misconduct is a strategic one and \must take into account the possibility that the court will overrule it and that the objection will either antagonize the jury or underscore the prosecutor's words in their minds\
• observing that decision whether to object to prosecutorial misconduct is a strategic one and \must take into account the possibility that the court will overrule it and that the objection will either antagonize the jury or underscore the prosecutor's words in their minds\
• observing that decision whether to object to prosecutorial misconduct is a strategic one and \must take into account the possibility that the court will overrule it and that the objection will either antagonize the jury or underscore the prosecutor's words in their minds\

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