State v. Kiper

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

Richard D. Kiper (defendant) appeals from his convictions and the sentences imposed on one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices and five counts of theft. His appeal raises three issues:

1. Did the trial court err in permitting the state to introduce evidence that defendant had a criminal background?

2. Did the prosecutor commit fundamental error by making improper arguments concerning defendant’s prior convictions? 3: Did the trial court err in refusing to further examine a juror about her guilty verdicts after the jury had unanimously confirmed the verdicts when…