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· 7/22/1982

United States v. Joseph Capone, United States of America v. Richard Murnane

Citations

  • 683 F.2d 582
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 17200

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that a new trial may be appropriate if \sanction is needed to deter future prosecutorial misconduct\
  • looking at severity of conduct, whether it was purposeful, effect of curative instruction, and strength of evidence
  • looking at severity of conduct, whether it was purposeful, ef fect of curative instruction, and strength of evidence
  • prosecutor's statement that victim, seated in the audience, awaits the \truth\ and the jury verdict, did not call for a new trial
  • prosecutor's statement that victim, seated in the audience, awaits the \truth\ and the jury verdict, did not call for a new trial
  • improper appeal to passion in closing argument not prejudicial because it was not deliberate, was isolated, and was accompanied by curative' instructions

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Judges: Bownes, Breyer, Coffin

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