Court: ‘Red Herring’ comments did not violate a Utah defendant’s rights

A Utah appeals court recently ruled that a prosecutor’s characterization of a defense counsel’s argument as a “red herring” did not amount to prosecutorial misconduct. Prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments occurs when a prosecutor’s statements during a closing statement violate a defendant’s rights by, for example, calling the jurors’ attention to matters which they are …

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