United States Seventh Circuit

Where the prosecutor's comments about the defendant's failure to rebut evidence were directed towards reinforcing the idea that government's case was undisputed in material respects, prosecutor's comments would only have been improper if defendant was the only person who could have contradicted, denied, rebutted, or disputed the evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2001
• Decided 09/07/2001
• Published 09/07/2001

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth M. Hayes (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, South Bend, IN, for plaintiff-appellee., Lionel Aron Pena (argued), Edinburg, TX, for defendant-appellant.