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State v. Howard

Citations

  • 564 P.3d 494
  • 337 Or. App. 675

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a prosecu- tor’s statements were improper where they invited jurors to consider the lack of evidence from defendant as evidence of guilt
  • holding that a prosecu- tor’s statements were improper where they invited jurors to consider the lack of evidence from defendant as evidence of guilt
  • describing circumstances under which a prosecutor may be permitted to comment on a defendant’s failure to present evidence
  • describing circumstances under which a prosecutor may be permitted to comment on a defendant’s failure to present evidence
  • comments not harmless where they “likely undermined the jury’s understanding of the ultimate standard or burden of proof”
  • comments not harmless where they “likely undermined the jury’s understanding of the ultimate standard or burden of proof”

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Judges: Tookey

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