context: In addition, the vast majority of the prosecutor's argument focused on the evidence. Fernandez's lawyer thoroughly responded to the improper remarks in his own closing.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: partial acquittal "reinforces our conclusion that the prosecutor's remarks did not undermine the jury's ability to view the evidence independently and fairly"
citation_a.sentence: See Young, 470 U.S. at 18 n.15, 105 S.Ct. 1038 (partial acquittal “reinforces our conclusion that the prosecutor’s remarks did not undermine the jury’s ability to view the evidence independently and fairly”); Wright, 625 F.3d at 613 (same); de Cruz, 82 F.3d at 863 (same); Koon, 34 F.3d at 1446 (same).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 659 F.3d 1261, 1261
citation_b.parenthetical: improper comment was "the last argument the jury heard before going to the jury room to deliberate"
citation_b.sentence: Compare Wright, 625 F.3d at 613 (improper comment “was mitigated by defense counsel’s excellent rebuttal”), with Sanchez, 659 F.3d at 1261 (improper comment was “the last argument the jury heard before going to the jury room to deliberate”). And the jury acquitted Fernandez of one of the two charges against him, indicating that they reviewed the evidence objectively.