State v. Synoracki

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Robert Synoracki, from his conviction of attempted first-degree murder.

The defendant raises many issues that center around two areas. The first area concerns a written statement of a State witness that was introduced into evidence after the defense rested and that was allowed into the jury room during deliberations. The second concerns the introduction of evidence of conviction for a prior crime during cross-examination of the defendant and then, during closing argument, the prosecution arguing the…