Court Opinion

ID: 9721674
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 09:05:07.939102+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:24:28.075367
License: Public Domain

PAGE, Justice
(concurring).
I concur in the result, but I write separately to note my disagreement with the court’s conclusion that there was no prose-cutorial misconduct. The court concludes that the State did not commit misconduct when it questioned witnesses about Swa-ney’s children and when it suggested to the jury during closing argument that Swaney stole a replacement watch based on “the evidence you’ve heard in this case.” I would hold that the State did commit misconduct, but concur in the result because the misconduct was harmless and did not affect Swaney’s substantial rights.