United States v. Jay Kerr

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1992-12-08

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EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge. We have said it before and we shall have to say it again: a prosecuting attorney may not and should not vouch for witnesses. Jay Kerr appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. We find that prosecutorial misconduct throughout his trial affected the jury’s verdict and we reverse. I. <p "b1139-…

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