State v. Metz

CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Raymond Clifford Metz, appeals from the judgment and sentence entered following his conviction for first-degree murder. He contends the district court erred in failing to grant a mistrial due to the prosecutor’s comments on his postarrest silence. The court of appeals agreed that the matter complained of warranted the granting of a new trial. After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals. The judgment of the district court is reversed, and the case is remanded to that court for a new trial.

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