Swan v. State

The defendant, Orisker Swan, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and robbery. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life and fifteen years respectively, and now appeals raising the following issues:

1. Whether the defendant was denied fundamental due process because of prejudicial comments of his trial counsel during voir dire;

2. Whether the defendant was denied fundamental due process by the alleged reference of the prosecutor in closing argument to the polygraph examination of the witness, Jesse Taylor;

3. Whether the court erred in sustaining an objection to the questioning of…