Court Opinion

ID: 9848328
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:16:41.93813+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:18:13.586435
License: Public Domain

BUSSEY, Judge,
concurring in part and dissenting in part:
While I agree that the judgments and sentences should be affirmed, I do not believe that modification is necessary. My examination of the closing arguments of the respective parties leads me to conclude that both counsel for the State and the defense went outside of the record on occasions and were admonished by the court. Objections interposed by both the State and the defense were sustained by the court in most instances. Much of the State’s argument now complained of was in response to arguments made by defense counsel, or was based upon evidence admitted during the course of the trial. Objections to other of the arguments complained were sustained and the jury admonished to disregard them.