United States Sixth Circuit

Prosecutor's mistatement of material evidence during closing arguments and repeated accusation that defense counsel lied about witness testimony is prosecutorial misconduct and warrants reversal, even where defense counsel failed raise any objections.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/01/2000
• Decided 01/18/2001
• Published 01/18/2001

Judges

• Before: MOORE and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• S. Delk Kennedy, Jr. (argued and briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorney, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., C. Douglas Thoresen (argued and briefed), Asst. F.P. Defender, Nashville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.