Opinion ID: 6105180
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Testimony regarding the unrelated warrant.

Text: Corbin’s last allegation involves the testimony of Trooper Begley, which outlined the police procedures utilized to arrest him at the motel several days after he escaped from the police chase. Specifically, Corbin alleges that Trooper Begley impermissibly informed the jury that he originally went to arrest Corbin on an unrelated charge, and that, because of the threats Corbin made towards Michelle, the officers staged a trooper armed with a rifle across the parking lot from the motel. Trooper Begley further testified that, after speaking with Corbin through the door of his motel room, Corbin peacefully surrendered to police. While we agree with Corbin that Trooper Begley’s testimony regarding the unrelated warrant was irrelevant, its inclusion in his testimony was not palpable error. Given Corbin’s text messages to Michelle, as well as the ensuing police chase in which he forced the officers off the road, the police had ample reason to take extra precautions in securing Corbin’s capture. Moreover, given the weight of the evidence against Corbin, we do not believe that excluding any of the challenged testimony would have resulted in a different outcome at trial.