New Mexico Court of Appeals· 7/28/1983

State v. Diaz

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668 P.2d 326
100 N.M. 210

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stating that, during closing 17 “a prosecutor must confine himself to the facts introduced in evidence and to the fair 18 and reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom”
reversing a conviction when the 4 prosecutor engaged in pronounced and persistent misconduct
noting 13 that a prosecutor made “substantial reference to the authority he represented” during 14 closing arguments and that the comments could have encouraged the jury to infer that 15 the prosecutor would not try the case unless he believed in the defendant’s guilt
even abusive language may be proper if appropriate to the facts in evidence

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Judges: Bivins, Walters, Donnelly

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