P. v. Igova
Eleonora Igova was convicted of second degree murder with firearm use allegations also found true. The trial court sentenced her to a term of 40 years to life in state prison. She appeals, claiming multiple instances of prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument, including improper comment on her failure to testify in violation of Griffin v. California (1965) 380 U.S. 609 (Griffin). We agree with Igova that she has identified a number of instances of serious overreaching by the prosecutor, and we emphasize our disapproval of such questionable behavior. Nevertheless, having reviewed the record in its entirety, while we disapprove of the prosecutor’s questionable behavior, we find the evidence of Igova’s guilt so overwhelming that we must also conclude she could not have been prejudiced as a result. Accordingly, we affirm.
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