State v. Felix R.
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the third degree, once count of sexual assault in the fourth degree, and three counts of risk of injury to a child. The Appellate Court reversed Defendant’s conviction and remanded the case for a new trial, concluding that the prosecutor’s statements during closing argument deprived Defendant of his due process right to a fair trial. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the Appellate Court, holding that the majority of the challenged remarks were not improper and that the remaining remark did not deprive Defendant of a fair trial.
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