U.S. v. SANCHEZ

No. 10-50192.

659 F.3d 1252 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo SANCHEZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos Arguello, II , Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

David J. Zugman , San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Arturo Sanchez appeals his convictions for importation and possession of cocaine. He asserts that the last statement made by the prosecution in its closing rebuttal argument rendered the trial unfair. Sanchez further asserts that the district court erred in denying his request for closing surrebuttal on his duress defense. We hold that the prosecutor's inflammatory remarks delivered at the end of his closing rebuttal argument...

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