U.S. v. Iacona

In prosecution on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, prosecutor did not commit any misconduct by making multiple references during closing argument to defendant as being liar. While defendant argued that said references denied him fair trial because they constituted improper character attack, record showed that said accusations constitute fair commentary on fact that defendant’s testimony was directly contradicted by multiple govt. witnesses, who had no motive to lie, as well as by physical evidence. Ct. further noted that prosecutor, in pointing out said contradictions, did not inject his personal opinion as to defendant’s credibility.