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· 10/28/1986

Steven Garofolo v. Philip Coomb, Superintendent, Eastern New York Correctional Facility

Citations

  • 804 F.2d 201
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 32934

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that harmless error doctrine may be applicable to prosecutorial misconduct involving statements to the jury
  • “This is not to say that the prosecutor’s remarks were proper or appropriate; they were not, but curative instructions were given by the trial judge.”
  • jury instructions relating to attorney summations cured improper prosecutorial remarks

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Judges: Lumbard, Oakes, Miner

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