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Eleventh Circuit· 9/24/1997

United States v. Bailey

Citations

  • 123 F.3d 1381
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 26289

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  • holding that two references to the Bible during closing argument were not improper
  • holding there is no prohibition on colorful and flamboyant remarks so long as they relate to the evidence adduced at trial
  • stating that \a defendant's voluntary statements made to individuals that the defendant did not know were government agents do not come within the ambit of this rule\
  • explaining that a memory lapse, unintentional error, or oversight cannot support a Napue claim
  • explaining in detail that under the one book rule, only one edition of the Manual is to be applied in sentencing a defendant
  • explaining perjury is not established by the fact that a witness's \testimony is challenged by another witness or is inconsistent with prior statements\ (citation omitted)

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Judges: Birch, Godbold, O'Kelley

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