| Case Detail |
| Citation | United States v. Watson, 171 F.3d 695 (D.C. Cir. 1999) |
| Crime | Drug crimes |
| State | DC |
| Pros. First Name | UKN |
| Pros. Last Name | UKN |
| Federal | Yes |
| Trial Year | 1995 |
| Body | Appeals court |
| Opinion | The prosecutor mischaracterized a defendant's witness' statement and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals deemed the corrective instructions insufficient. "We conclude that the standard jury instructions that the arguments of counsel and counsel's questions are not evidence were insufficient to mitigate the substantial prejudice arising from the prosecutors' misstatement of the evidence." |
| Determination Year | 1999 |
| Misconduct Type | T |
| C/S Effect | Reversal of conviction |
| Pros. Misc. Reported | UKN |
| Sanctions | UKN |
| Sanction Type | UKN |
| Web link | http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/8FE73D0FEFFAAC1C85256F15006C398C/$file/97-3153a.txt |
