Samuels v. the State

Dillard, Judge.

Following trial, a jury convicted Martina Samuels of one count of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent it was less safe for her do to so (DUI less safe) and one count of disorderly conduct. On appeal, Samuels contends that the trial court erred in admitting hospital records because these records constituted hearsay and violated her right to confrontation, and in failing to rebuke the State’s prosecutor and provide sufficient curative instructions when the prosecutor made improper comments during closing argument. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm.

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