· 9/2/1983
United States v. Michael Edward Kennedy
Citations
- 714 F.2d 968
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 24299
- 14 Fed. R. Serv. 82
How courts have described this case
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- allowing invited comment that defendant was “not like every other witness in the case” in response to defense counsel’s argument
- no plain error when prosecutor commented that defense did not call a witness to explain how defendant got paint on his clothing
- defense counsel invited prosecutorial comment that defendant was not a witness at trial, by implying, based on defendant’s statements to the FBI, that he had been a “witness”
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Judges: Kennedy, Poole, Nelson
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