United States v. Warren E. Cornett

How courts have described this case

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• holding “whether the trial court’s instructions to the jury were adequate to cure any prejudice that might otherwise result from the improper com- ments” is a relevant factor to assess prejudice due to prosecu- tor’s comments
• holding “whether the trial court’s instructions to the jury were adequate to cure any prejudice that might otherwise result from the improper com- ments” is a relevant factor to assess prejudice due to prosecu- tor’s comments
• limiting this rule to arguments in which express, direct link is made between acquittal and conclusion that witnesses lied
• vouching occurred where prosecutor commented on occupational integrity of police officers
• vouching occurred where prosecutor commented on occupational integrity of police officers
• “[W]e focus on the jury instructions and the weight of the evidence when assessing the prejudicial nature of a pros- ecutor’s improper comments.”

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