State v. McClure

On October 19, 1976, the Circuit Court of Lincoln County sentenced the appellant to from one to ten years in the State Penitentiary for breaking and entering.

In this appeal the appellant contends:

1. That the trial court erred in permitting the prosecuting attorney, during closing argument, to indicate that the appellant had introduced no evidence rebutting the State’s case, thereby insinuating that the appellant had some duty to take the stand and to testify in his own behalf; and

2. That the trial court erred in not reconvening and reinstructing the jury after the jury had asked the court if…