718 So. 2d 1258 - Perry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. ““Appellant argues that the prosecutor improperly made repeated references to defendant’s testimony as being untruth ful and to the defendant himself as a ‘liar.’ It may be true that the prosecutor used language that was somewhat intemperate but we do not believe he exceeded the bounds of proper argument in view of the evidence. When counsel refers to a witness or a defendant as being a ‘liar,’ and it is understood from the context that the charge is made with reference to testimony given by the person thus characterized, the prosecutor is merely submitting to the jury a conclusion that he is arguing can be drawn from the evidence. It was for the jury to decide what evidence and testimony was worthy of belief and the prosecutor was merely submitting his view of the evidence to them for consideration. There was no impropriety.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cockett v. State

2. ““It is well-established that prosecutorial comments, such as using the word ‘lie,’ when commenting on appellant’s testimony, or characterizing the words of appellant as not those of an ‘innocent man’ when commenting on appellant’s verbal statement to an investigating police officer as set forth in testimony by that officer and other eyewitnesses, and not denied by appellant on the stand, are not improper.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cockett v. State