State v. Usenia

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• holding that trial justice could properly instruct jury to disregard argumentative narration in state’s opening statement despite having determined the statement was impermissible and prejudicial
• prosecutor was not disqualified from the matter, as the defendant could cross-examine the police officer and other witnesses instead of the prosecutor, to elicit the same testimony
• prosecutor was not disqualified from the matter, as the defendant could cross-examine the police officer and other witnesses instead of the prosecutor, to elicit the same testimony

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