Court of Appeals of Iowa· 9/24/1997

State v. Escobedo

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573 N.W.2d 271
1997 Iowa App. LEXIS 97
1997 WL 765706

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noting that although a defendant would ordinarily be entitled to a mistrial based on dismissal of a juror during deliberations, the defendant waived error by agreeing to juror’s replacement with an alternate
“[W]e recognize the line between zealous permissible courtroom advocacy and impermissible argument can be very thin.
“Prejudice ordinarily results from persistent efforts to inject prejudicial matter before the jury.”
“The use of the personal pronoun ‘I’ by a prosecutor during closing argument does not generally amount to an improper expression of personal belief as long as it clearly communicates nothing more than a comment on the evidence.”
“The use of the personal pronoun ‘I’ by a prosecutor during closing argument does not generally amount to an improper 10 expression of personal belief as long as it clearly communicates nothing more than a comment on the evidence.”
“Nearly all error, including jury irregularities, may be waived.”

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Judges: Cady, Streit, Habhab, Sackett, Huitink, Mahan

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