State v. Burrow

LANSING, Judge.

Edward A. Burrow challenges his conviction for aggravated assault, asserting that the trial judge improperly permitted a police officer to testify that he believed Burrow was high on drugs at the time of his arrest and that the victim was sober. We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

Burrow was charged with aggravated assault, Idaho Code § 18-905(a), as a result of an incident in which he reportedly threatened Jessica Hill and one of her young sons, held a switchblade knife to each of their throats, and later swung a metal bar toward them in a threatening manner. Hill and her children fled to a…