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Fifth District: Closing Argument

By Matt Conigliaro, Esq.

In this case, the Fifth District admonished a prosecutor whose closing arguments included the following: If Josh Montanye is lying, Sean is guilty. Josh Montanye is lying. Josh Montanye is lying, and he is doing it to get you all to buy it. The closing also included the line, "I was expecting them to say that the sun was in their eyes and the dog ate their homework." And in commenting on how

Full post as published by Abstract Appeal on June 24, 2008 (boomark / email).