Price v. Commonwealth

Although I concur in the result reached by the majority, I disagree with its conclusion that “Wolfe’s participation in the reenactment of the crime during the prosecutor’s closing argument, whether planned or unplanned, was highly improper.”1 In my opinion, the latitude we grant to attorneys in closing argument2 should allow demonstrations that illustrate evidence previously introduced at trial or reasonable inferences drawn from that evidence regardless of whether the prosecution’s complaining witness participates in the demonstration. While I recognize that closing argument demonstrations…