Supreme Court of Iowa· 6/15/1983

State v. Williams

Citations

334 N.W.2d 742
1983 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1568

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concluding the prosecutor “approached the line but did not cross it” when he made statements such as “I also think it is clear that [a woman] was subjected to sexual abuse”
finding prosecutor’s use of “I” during closing arguments was not misconduct because, “[v]iewed in context, all of the proecutor’s challenged remarks were obviously based on his view of the evidence.”
finding failure to object may have been motivated by desire not to emphasize testimony
“Viewed in context, all of the prosecutor’s challenged remarks were obviously based on his view of the evidence.”
“Failure to object or to move to strike certain evidence may well have been motivated by a desire not to emphasize the allegedly objectionable testimony.”
“The governing principle [precluding vouching] does not preclude all personalized remarks; it merely precludes those that do not appear to be based on the evidence.”

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Judges: Uhlenhopp, Harris, McCormick, Larson, Carter

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