People v. Bahoda

Saad Bahoda was convicted of conspiracy with intent to deliver more than 650 grams of cocaine, and was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment without parole.

I would affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals1 reversing Bahoda’s conviction and remanding for a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct

• in proffering evidence that Bahoda and other participants were Iraqis,

• in vouching for the credibility of other participants in the alleged conspiracy through questioning that they agreed to provide "truthful” testimony in exchange for charge and sentence concessions,

• by…