Legal Opinion
People v. Caldwell
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 17, 2013No. H036965PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUSHING, P. J.
Defendant Bernard Benny Caldwell appeals a judgment entered following a jury trial during which he was convicted of felony battery with great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 243, subd. (d)) and misdemeanor hit-and-run driving (Veh. Code, § 20002, subd. (a)(1)).
On appeal, defendant asserts the judgment must be reversed because the prosecutor committed misconduct during trial by vouching for the prosecution witnesses, stating facts not in evidence, disparaging defense counsel, and referring to defendant’s failure to testify.
Statement of the Facts and Case
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- People v. FryeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- (HC) Caldwell v. FrauenheimDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2022
- People v. Carillo CA2/3California Court of Appeal · 2015
- People v. Cassano CA2/2California Court of Appeal · 2015
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