United States v. Sanchez, Jr., No. 10-50192 (9th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his convictions for importation and possession of cocaine. On appeal, defendant asserted that the last statement made by the prosecution in its closing rebuttal argument rendered the trial unfair and that the district court erred in denying his request for closing surrebuttal on his duress defense. The court held that the prosecutor's inflammatory remarks were improper and prejudicial where the prosecutor suggested that defendant's acquittal would encourage future lawbreaking. Accordingly, the court reversed defendant's convictions and remanded for a new trial.
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