Opinion ID: 1943879
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Personal Opinion of Prosecutor

Text: The third category of statements challenged by appellant consists of those in which he asserts the prosecution injected personal opinion into the closing argument. See Mitchell v. United States, 569 A.2d 177, 184 (D.C.1990) (personal opinion of lawyer improper in arguments to jury); Dyson v. United States, 418 A.2d 127, 130 (D.C.1980) (same). Appellant is correct that the government's closing argument is replete with use of the words we and us, particularly in context such as Crutchfield left us facts, and  we know graphic things. [Emphasis added.] Appellant argues that these types of statements could have been construed by the jury as expressing the opinion of the prosecutor, perhaps based on facts that had not been presented to the jury. We conclude that there is no plain error basis for reversal, as discussed below.