United States v. Carpenter, No. 11-2131 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, the jury returned a conviction finding Defendant guilty of wire fraud and mail fraud. The district court upset the conviction and ordered a new trial, concluding that the government's closing argument was improper and may have tainted the jury's verdict. When the case was retried, the jury again convicted Defendant of the charges. The district court again granted a new trial, determining that the government's different closing argument led the jury to convict on an improper basis. The First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and reinstated the jury's verdict of conviction, holding that the government's comments in its closing argument at the second trial were not improper. Remanded for sentencing.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on December 16, 2013.
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