State v. Tate

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction of first-degree assault, arguing that (1) the district court violated his constitutional right to the free exercise of religion by ordering him to “tuck [his cross] inside [his] sweater” during trial, (2) the district court abused its discretion by allowing the state to introduce a statement of appellant’s alleged ,accomplice as substantive evidence under the catchall exception to the hearsay rule, and (3) the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct in his closing argument by inflaming the jury’s passions and by shifting the burden…