Second Circuit· 7/30/1992

United States v. Rivera

Citations

971 F.2d 876

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holding tire prosecutor’s reference to defense counsel as a “know-it-all” and “Mr. Thorough” were permissible inferences based on evidence and arguments presented and not misconduct
holding the prosecutor's reference to defense counsel as a \know-it-all\ and \Mr. Thorough\ were permissible inferences based on evidence and arguments presented and not misconduct
trial court did not err by declining to sequester government's case agent under Rule 615
no error for prosecutor to comment in summation on a “defendant’s failure to call witnesses to support his arguments” or failure to cross-examine a witness about a subject; court’s instructions to jury obviated any prosecutorial error

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Judges: Altimari, Mahoney, Walker

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