State v. Amaya-Ruiz

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that remarks alleged to be disparaging to defense counsel “when taken in context . . . attacked defendant’s argument, rather than his counsel”
• concluding that prosecutor did not engage in misconduct when he characterized the defendant’s defense as a “smoke screen” and called the defense counsel’s argument “outrageous”
• holding that a suicide attempt, by itself, does not automatically require a competency hearing
• stating that a trial court’s evidentiary rulings are reviewed for a clear abuse of discretion
• noting that police requests for a suspect to tell the truth without threat or promise are not inherently coercive
• stating that counsel is given “wide latitude” in closing arguments to comment on the evidence

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