Telling Jury Defendant Could Have Presented Evidence, Witnesses Didn’t Shift Burden—C.A.
A prosecutor’s comment in closing argument to a jury that the accused had the ability to subpoena witnesses and present evidence, just as she did, was not an impermissible effort to shift the burden of proof to the defendant, Div. One of the First District Court of Appeal has held in upholding a conviction on gun charges.
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