Rodenberg v. State

Appellant presents two issues for our review: whether the trial court erred in giving an .allegedly incorrect jury instruction on the elements of trafficking and delivery of prescription narcotics, and whether the state made allegedly improper remarks during closing argument, which require a new trial. We find that the jury instructions, which enabled the jury to convict if the prescription was not written in good faith or not in the course of professional practice, were not incorrect, and as such, did not constitute error. We further find that the prosecutor’s remarks during closing…