Barr v. State

OPINION

ALLARD, Judge.

Ronald K. Barr Jr. was convieted of physically and sexually assaulting M.B. Barr appeals his convictions, arguing that the superi- or court erred when it asked one of the State's expert witnesses a question submitted by a juror: whether the injuries to M.B. constituted the "worst beating" the expert had seen in Northwest Alaska. Barr also argues that the superior court committed plain error when it permitted the prosecutor to make statements during closing argument that Barr's claims were an indirect comment on his failure to take the stand.

For the reasons explained…