· 5/11/1976
Villacres v. United States
Citations
- 357 A.2d 423
- 1976 D.C. App. LEXIS 537
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- conviction reversed after repeated misstatements of evidence — including comments on inadmissible confession, unfounded allegation that defendant had instructed his mother to suppress evidence, and argument that crime was comparable to crucifixion of Christ
- comments on inadmissible “confession” were prejudicial
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Judges: Kelly, Kern, Yeag-Ley
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