Vogleson v. State

1. Vogleson did not object to the trial court’s ruling that he was not to go into mandatory minimum sentencing requirements. His only response to the court’s ruling was to state, “Okay,” and then to inform the jury anyway that Damon Wilson had saved himself 15 years by pleading to a lesser offense than trafficking. Vogleson “cannot submit to the ruling or otherwise acquiesce in the holding or response and then complain of the same on appeal; he must stand his ground.”31 There is no basis for reversal since this issue is waived.

2. The jury was informed that Vogleson’s co-defendant, Wilson,…