Hill v. State

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial, Patrick T. Hill was convicted of two counts of forgery in the second degree. AS 11.46.505(a)(1). Hill appeals, claiming that the prosecutor’s closing argument impermissibly commented on Hill’s failure to testify. We affirm.

On February 17 and 18,1993, Hill attempted to cash two checks at National Check *345Cashers in Anchorage; both cheeks had been stolen and forged. Hill was arrested in the course of his second attempt. Upon arrest he gave the police an exculpatory statement, claiming that he had received the checks in payment for work that he had…