State v. Coffin

Defendant was convicted after jury trial of burglary in the first degree. He appeals, contending that the trial court erred:(1) in denying defendant’s motion to dismiss for destruction of evidence;(2) (a) in refusing to grant a mistrial after inquiring in the presence of the jury if defendant would accept oral challenges;(b) in refusing to grant a mistrial after evidence of defendant’s prior arrest came to the attention of the jury;(c) in denying a mistrial after the prosecution allegedly commented on the defendant’s failure to testify;(d) in overruling defendant’s objection to the…