Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Neven
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided March 31, 2017No. 2:14-cv-00472-GMN-PALPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Introduction
This action is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, by Jemar D. Matthews, a Nevada prisoner. The court concludes that Mat*756thews’ trial was rendered unfair by -improper comments made by the prosecutor in her rebuttal closing arguments, and that the prosecutorial misconduct was not harmless. The court grants Matthews- a writ of habeas corpus.
Background
Matthews was convicted on July 17, 2007, following a jury trial in Nevada’s Eighth Judicial District Court, in Clark County, of conspiracy to commit murder,. murder with…
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