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State v. Means

Citations

  • 566 P.2d 303
  • 115 Ariz. 502
  • 1977 Ariz. LEXIS 325

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  • affirming refusal to grant new trial on basis of incorrect statements of law in closing argument “in light of court’s corrective remark and instructions”
  • in light of trial court’s curative instruction, trial court did not abuse discre tion in refusing to order new trial because of prosecutor’s improper closing argument
  • doctor’s testimony that alcohol affects human behavior “sometime[s] very adversely” is a matter of common experience and knowledge and a jury could intelligently determine issue based on its own ordinary judgment and practical experience

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Judges: Hays, Cameron, Struckmeyer, Holohan, Gordon

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