context: Although the prosecutor did improperly vouch for government witnesses by mentioning during rebuttal argument that the border patrol agents were "sworn to uphold the law," the district court immediately sustained the defense attorney's objection, and instructed the jury to disregard the comment, rendering any error harmless. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Alcantara's request for a curative instruction, as the district court properly held that the jury had been fully instructed concerning the credibility of government witnesses, and its prompt instruction to disregard the isolated comment sufficiently remedied any error.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 677 F.3d 944, 955
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that the district court's swift response instructing the jury to disregard the improper comment "prevented ... [the] improper comment from materially affecting the verdict"
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Dorsey, 677 F.3d 944, 955 (9th Cir.2012) (holding that the district court’s swift response instructing the jury to disregard the improper comment “prevented ... [the] improper comment from materially affecting the verdict”) (citation omitted); see also United States v. Washington, 462 F.3d 1124, 1136 (9th Cir.2006) (“A judge’s prompt corrective action in response to improper comments usually is sufficient to cure any problems arising from such improper comments....”) (citations omitted).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 462 F.3d 1124, 1136
citation_b.parenthetical: "A judge's prompt corrective action in response to improper comments usually is sufficient to cure any problems arising from such improper comments...."
citation_b.sentence: See United States v. Dorsey, 677 F.3d 944, 955 (9th Cir.2012) (holding that the district court’s swift response instructing the jury to disregard the improper comment “prevented ... [the] improper comment from materially affecting the verdict”) (citation omitted); see also United States v. Washington, 462 F.3d 1124, 1136 (9th Cir.2006) (“A judge’s prompt corrective action in response to improper comments usually is sufficient to cure any problems arising from such improper comments....”) (citations omitted).