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U.S. v. RODRÍGUEZ-De JESUS

No. 99-1361.

202 F.3d 482 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rubén RODRÍGUEZ-DE JESÚS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Hill-Adames, Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender, on brief for appellant.

Camille Vélez-Rivé, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant U.S. Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, STAHL and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Rubén Rodríguez-De Jesús (Rodríguez) appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial, which alleged prosecutorial misconduct. Rodríguez argues that the prosecutor's statement that "he [Rodríguez] also lied" was sufficiently prejudicial to warrant a new trial, and that the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion. Given the circumstances in which the statement was made, we affirm the district court...

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