State v. Martin

ELMORE, Judge.

*85 A jury found Joshua Wayne Martin (defendant) guilty of robbery with a dangerous weapon. On appeal by writ of certiorari, defendant argues that the trial court committed reversible error and abused its discretion by overruling his objections during the State's closing arguments. We hold that defendant received a trial free from prejudicial error.

I. Background

The State's evidence at trial tended to show the following: On 22 April 2014, defendant entered the Adams Market convenience store with a shotgun and demanded money from the manager, Wanda Robinson. Ms. Robinson complied,…