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· 5/4/1988

Redish v. State

Citations

  • 525 So. 2d 928
  • 1988 WL 43406

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that prosecution's personal attack on defense counsel by referring to his \cheap tricks\ were beyond the bounds of proper closing argument
  • holding verbal attacks on personal integrity of opposing counsel are unprofessional and inconsistent with prosecutor's role
  • holding the “prosecutor’s personal attack on defense counsel as ‘cheap tricks’ to be clearly beyond the bounds of proper closing argument”
  • finding prosecutor's reference to defense counsel's alleged \cheap tricks\ constituted an improper personal attack on defense counsel
  • finding verbal attacks on personal integrity of opposing counsel inconsistent with prosecutor's role
  • finding the comment “if you succumb to the defense argument, you would be in violation of your oath as jurors” was an impermissible attempt to instruct the jury on its duties and functions

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Judges: Ervin

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