United States v. Adam David Hernandez

How courts have described this case

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• finding \no 'cumulative effect' problem\ where the defendant raised only a single prosecutorial remark on appeal and distinguishing cases where \the prosecutor has repeatedly made improper comments\
• “[O]n appeal defendant raises only the single remark made -6- during the opening statement. Thus, there is no ‘cumulative effect’ problem in this case.”
• prosecutor’s reference to evidence of which admissibility was seriously in question was improper
• “[S]tatements and arguments of counsel are not evidence in the case . . . .” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• improper remarks by prosecutor not prejudicial when remarks were not repeated, ample evidence of defendant's guilt was shown, and court took proper remedial action
• relevant factors are cumulative effect of such misconduct, strength of properly admitted evidence of guilt, and district court's curative actions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).