Pernell Lawson was convicted of armed robbery, and assault with intent to commit robbery while armed. He challenges that portion of the government's closing argument wherein the prosecutor, without obtaining the trial court's permission, referred to Pernell's failure to call certain persons as witnesses and urged the jury to draw an adverse inference from such failure. We hold that the prosecutorial...
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