· 1/11/1999
Raney v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Citations
- 168 F.3d 21
- 1999 WL 52382
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “[s]tanding on its own, the vouching would likely not rise to the level of reversible error”
- noting that an attorney should not assert a personal knowledge of facts in issue except when testifying as a witness
- noting that an attorney should not assert personal knowledge of facts in issue except when testifying as a witness
- stating that error in admission of evidence is harmless if probable impact on the jury is sufficiently minor so as not to affect the defendant’s substantial rights
- finding it inappropriate for a prosecutor to make an argument which takes the form of personally vouching for a witness
- finding charging information was sufficiently specific where alleged that a single act of molestation happened during a five-year period
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