Discipline
Oct. 2, 2010
Court: Prosecutor Misused 'Golden Rule'
An Alameda County prosecutor's impassioned closing argument urging jurors to imagine the horrors a murder victim went through has earned her the loss of a conviction and a referral to the State Bar for possible discipline.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An Alameda County prosecutor's impassioned closing argument urging jurors to imagine the horrors a murder victim endured has earned her the loss of a conviction and a referral to the State Bar for possible discipline.
In an opinion filed late Wednesday, the 1st District Court of Appeal said Deputy District Attorney Maya Ynostroza committed misconduct when she used the so-called Gold...
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