United States v. Chapple

1 Citing case

  1. United States v. Frazier

    No. 3:17-cr-00130 (M.D. Tenn. Sep. 6, 2019)   Cited 4 times

    See e.g., Gov't of the Virgin Islands v. Mills, 821 F.3d 448, 458 (3d Cir. 2016) ("[T]he propriety of 'put yourself in the defendant's shoes' argument, as a tool of advocacy, is doubtful because it 'encourages the jury to depart from neutrality and to decide the case on the basis of personal interest and bias rather than on the evidence.'"); United States v. Roman, 492 F.3d 803, 806 (7th Cir. 2007) ("Golden Rule" appeal in which the jury is asked to put itself in the defendant's position "is universally recognized as improper because it encourages the jury to depart from the neutrality and to decide the case on the basis of personal interest and bias rather than on the evidence."); United States v. Chapple, No. 1:18-CR-326, 2018 WL 6498653, at *2 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 11, 2018) ("[Counsel] asked the jury to place themselves in the shoes of Defendant. Courts do not allow these so-called 'golden rule' arguments precisely because they ask the jury to decide the case based on self-interest rather than the facts.").