Price v. State

DOYLE, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Kaycee Price was convicted of three counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraudulent means 1 and seven counts of forgery. 2 Price appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) denying her motion for mistrial based on improper comments by the trial court regarding the credibility of a witness; (2) overruling her objection to the prosecutor’s closing arguments; and (3) imposing an improper sentence. We reverse Price’s conviction and remand the case for a new trial, for reasons that follow.

Viewed in favor of the verdict, 3 the record shows that…