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· 6/8/1999

Stephen Arthur HOUSTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ernest C. ROE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee

Citations

  • 177 F.3d 901
  • 99 Daily Journal DAR 5629
  • 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4385
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 11749
  • 1999 WL 366598

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  • recognizing that a reviewing “‘court should not lightly infer that a prosecutor intends an ambiguous remark to have its most damaging meaning or that a jury, sitting through lengthy exhortation, will draw that meaning from the plethora of less damaging interpretations.’”
  • with reference to a due process challenge, the \legislature and courts have created a thin but meaningfully distinguishable line\
  • with reference to a due process challenge, the “legislature and courts have created a thin but meaningfully distinguishable line”

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Judges: Nelson, Kozinski, Trott

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