State v. DeGroot

Following a trial by jury, the defendant was convicted of forcibly breaking and entering a residence with the intent to steal. He has appealed and assigns as error that (1) the court failed to declare a mistrial when the State’s witness volunteered inadmissible evidence; (2) the court allowed witnesses to testify who had violated the sequestration order; and (3) the court allowed evidence of the defendant’s attempt to persuade a witness to testify falsely for him. We affirm.

On April 8, 1987, Terry Metcalf and her family had retired for the evening at their Scottsbluff residence. The doorbell…