Legal Opinion
United States v. Warren E. Cornett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 2000No. 00-2083PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Warren Cornett appeals his conviction for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, arguing that the prosecutor made several comments during her closing argument that deprived him of a fair trial. Specifically, Cornett contends that the prosecutor (1) misstated the burden of proof when she said that, in order to acquit Cornett, the jury must find that certain witnesses lied, and (2) vouched for the credibility of government witnesses when she mentioned that police officers take an oath to uphold the law. We conclude that these comments, although improper, did…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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