P. v. Walker CA1/5
A substantial quantity of methamphetamine was found by police in the home of Sagra Maria Walker. She admitted to arresting officers that the contraband was hers. At trial, she testified the admission was made only in exchange for a detective’s promise not to arrest her boyfriend and she was not in fact guilty of the crime. The detective denied any such agreement and the jury convicted Walker of possession of methamphetamine for sale. Walker argues the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing arguments by (1) reserving an argument on aiding and abetting liability until his rebuttal, thus precluding the defense from responding; (2) vouching for the detective’s credibility and honesty; and (3) telling the jury that, in order to believe Walker’s testimony, it would have to conclude the detective committed perjury. We affirm.
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