· 2/4/2014
United States v. Alex Alexander
Citations
- 741 F.3d 866
- 2014 WL 407329
- 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 2137
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding no issue with the statement that “if [the witness] were going to lie, he would have done so on a larger, more persuasive scale”
- “[T]he prosecutor may point out the absence of specific evidence of a motive for the [witness] to lie....”
- “A prosecutor may comment on the credibility of a witness so long as the comment reflects reasonable inferences from the evidence.”
- “A prosecutor may comment on the credibility of a witness so long as the comment reflects reasonable inferences from the evidence.”
- “[T]he fact that the line is so fine … emphasizes the need for a timely objec‐ tion.”
- “[T]he fact that the line is so fine ... emphasizes the heed for a timely objection.”
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Judges: Posner, Williams, Hamilton
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