Arizona Supreme Court· 11/19/1998

State v. Hughes

Citations

969 P.2d 1184
193 Ariz. 72
282 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 31
1998 Ariz. LEXIS 645

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holding that the cumulative effect of numerous instances of prosecutorial misconduct, including prosecutor’s comments regarding the defendant’s failure to testify, was fundamental error
holding that “arguing that all mental health experts are fools or frauds who say whatever they are paid to say” was prosecutorial misconduct
noting that Arizona “does not recognize the so-called cumulative error doctrine” except “when the court is evaluating a claim that prosecutorial misconduct deprived [the] defendant of a fair trial”
recognizing cumulative prosecutorial error claim may exist where no individual error warrants reversal
explaining that alleged prosecutorial error instances are evaluated for cumulative effect
noting that “[ejounsel can argue all reasonable inferences from the evidence.”

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Judges: Noyes, Zlaket, Jones, Feldman, Martone

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