United States v. Lewis Francis (97-1129) and Louay Francis (97-1130)

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• concluding that the prosecutor’s comments about the defendant’s credibility were impermissible because the prosecutor did not provide evidentiary examples supporting the inference
• holding that the prosecutor’s calling the defendant “a liar” and “con man” was impermissible
• holding that the aggregate effect of the prosecutor's misconduct denied the defendant of a fair trial
• noting that the determination of whether a prosecutor’s behavior constitutes prejudicial error must be made in the context of the whole trial
• noting that “bolstering” occurs under the implication that “testimony is corroborated by evidence known to the government but not known to the jury ”
• noting that \bolstering\ occurs under the implication that \testimony is corroborated by evidence known to the government but not known to the jury \

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