The principal question before the Court is whether statements in a prosecutor's jury summation that appeared to vouch for the credibility of a complaining child witness in a criminal sexual misconduct case constituted plain error requiring reversal of the conviction and sentence. We hold that for improper vouching to constitute plain error: (1) credibility must be a central issue in a close case; and...
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