United States v. Reed, Vincent

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• holding that even though prosecutor plainly erred by invoking Jesse James and Billy the Kid during closing argument, court's instruction that the jury \alone [is] to determine whether to believe any witness\ had \mitigated any harm caused by the statements\
• holding that even though prosecutor plainly erred by invoking Jesse James and Billy the Kid during closing argument, court’s instruction that the jury “alone [is] to determine whether to believe any witness” had “mitigated any harm caused by the statements”
• defendant claimed 6 to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms at time of interrogation and placed in jumpsuit without underwear
• “Although the defendant’s mental condition can be a factor in the ‘voluntariness’ calculus, this fact does not justify a conclusion that a defendant’s mental condition, by itself and apart from its relation to official coercion, should ever dispose of the inquiry.”

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