State v. Haugabook

CALABRIA, Judge.

Where an officer was asked the reasons for his actions during an investigation, his response did not constitute improper opinion testimony, and the trial court did not err in overruling defendant's objection. Where defendant failed to renew his motion to stipulate to prior felony convictions, and to preclude the State from admitting evidence thereof, that argument was not properly preserved, and is dismissed. Where the State made a single objectionable comment in an extensive closing argument, that closing argument as a whole was not so grossly improper that the trial court…