State v. Kiakona

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

In his appeal of the November 5, 2004 judgment of the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (circuit court) 1 that convicted him of the charge of terroristic threatening in the first degree 2 and sentenced him to a five-year indeterminate term of imprisonment, Moses K. Kiakona (Defendant or Kiakona) contends the deputy prosecuting attorney (DPA) committed prosecutorial misconduct at the jury trial. We disagree, and affirm.

I. Background. 3

Just before opening statements, the circuit court reminded the jury:.... I want to remind everybody the opening statements of the…