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State v. Davis

Citations

  • 61 P.3d 701
  • 275 Kan. 107
  • 2003 Kan. LEXIS 20

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  • holding prosecutor’s statement that the victim “should be believed” was based on evidence and was not vouching for the witness, thus the prosecutor was within the latitude afforded
  • \It is improper for a prosecutor to accuse a defendant of lying.\
  • “It is improper for a prosecutor to accuse a defendant of lying.”
  • prosecutor’s statement that victim “should be believed” based on evidence, not vouching for witness
  • prosecutor made reasonable inferences based on evidence in stating witness should be believed and that witness was more likely to tell truth in first police interview than second
  • prosecutor made reasonable inferences based on evidence in stating witness should be believed and that witness was more likely to tell truth in first police interview than second

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Judges: Lockett

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