State v. Gabalis

MOON, Chief Justice.

Following a jury trial, defendant-appellant Timothy Lee Gabalis appeals his conviction of theft in the second degree and unautho rized control of a propelled vehicle. On appeal, Gabalis contends that the trial court (1) erred in ordering Gabalis to provide a fingerprint exemplar from Gabalis during trial and (2) abused its discretion when it denied Ga-balis’s motion for new trial based upon juror misconduct. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On August 3, 1994, Gabalis, masquerading as a police officer, drove alongside a vehicle operated by Yosuke…