Second Circuit· 7/30/1992

United States v. Rivera

Citations

971 F.2d 876
1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 17609

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noting that “defense argument may, in a proper case, ‘open the door’ to otherwise inadmissible 10 prosecution rebuttal”
noting that the defendant must have \consciously act[ed] with the purpose of obstructing justice\ (internal quotation omitted)
finding that the trial court’s instructions cured any prejudice arising from prosecutorial error
vacating fine where PSR represented an inability to pay and when district court stated only that the defendant was ʺyoungʺ and ʺwill eventually be workingʺ
allowing remarks in prosecution’s initial and rebuttal summations that defense arguments were “‘smoke screens,’ game-playing, distractions, and distortions”
apparently holding that permitting presence of second agent would have been error if opposing party had complained

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