United States v. Gartmon, Richard L.

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• “ Without other compelling factors, a single misstatement confined to a closing argument rarely amounts to severe misconduct.’ ”
• “[T]he balance [under Rule 403] should generally be struck in favor of admission when the evidence indicates a close relationship to the event charged.” (citation omitted)
• \[T]he judge gave the standard limiting instruction that lawyers' arguments are not evidence and that the jury's recollection of the evidence controls. We have repeatedly said this kind of instruction can mitigate the impact of erroneous jury argument.\

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