Sixth Circuit· 8/6/1991

United States v. Rosalba Solivan

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937 F.2d 1146
1991 WL 117404

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holding that an admonition that came after a twenty minute break was not swift enough for curative instruction to be sufficient because improper statement had been \etched in granite\ in the jurors' minds
holding that an admonition that came after a twenty minute break was not swift enough for curative instruction to be sufficient because improper statement had been “etched in granite” in the jurors’ minds
holding that comments that implied that the drug trade would continue if the jury did not convict the defendant were improper
holding that comments that implied that the drug trade would continue if the jury did not convict the defendant were improper
holding that egregious prosecutorial misconduct constituted error when in closing the prosecutor asked the jury to “tell [defendant] and all of the other drug dealers like her ... that we don’t want that stuff in Northern Kentucky. ...”
holding that egregious prosecutorial misconduct constituted error when in closing the prosecutor asked the jury to \tell [defendant] and all of the other drug dealers like her . . . that we don't want that stuff in Northern Kentucky . . . .\

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Judges: Keith, Milburn, Contie

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