People v. Zurinaga
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERREN, J.
In his closing argument to the jury, the prosecutor in this case equated the terrible events of 9/11 to appellants’ home invasion robbery of nine college students in their residence hall. He then displayed a chart listing the flight numbers and airliners downed on that day as well as the numbers of passengers and crew who died. He discussed the. victims’ telephone calls .to “loved ones.” He argued it was his duty to “transport” the jurors to the crime scene so- that they could feel the “terror” the victims experienced.
“Like the Hydra slain by Hercules, prosecutorial…
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