Can a prosecutor LIE about testimony in his closing arguments?
The prosecutor told the jury that Zimmerman said to a witness the night of the incident that he'd KILLED someone. He said this was proof that Zimmerman lied when he later told an officer he didn't know Martin was dead.
The actual sworn, in-court testimony of the witness was that Zimmerman said he'd SHOT someone. (Greta on Fox showed clips of both the prosecutor's statement and the witness's sworn, in-court testimony.) This isn't a matter of opinion, this is a matter of FACT.
So . . . can a prosecutor LIE about evidence and sworn testimony in court and get away with it?
And can Zimmerman's defense team effectively use prosecutorial dishonesty to impeach the prosecutor's credibility in front of the jury?
IANAL, but it seems to me effective defense attorneys could use this to pretty thoroughly destroy the prosecution's credibility.