Ryan v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of felony sexual misconduct with a minor. Defendant appealed, arguing that several statements made by the State during closing argument constituted prosecutorial misconduct. Because Defendant did not raise any objection to the prosecutor’s remarks during trial, Defendant contended that the remarks cumulatively resulted in fundamental error. The court of appeals agreed with Defendant and reversed his convictions. The Supreme Court granted transfer, thereby vacating the court of appeals, and affirmed the judgment of the trial court, holding (1) the prosecutor engaged in one instance of misconduct; but (2) because of the absence of any timely objection by Defendant, reversal was not warranted.
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