Allaster v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT

RICHARD A. LAZZARA, Circuit Judge.

*38The Appellant has raised several issues in support of his position that he should be awarded a new trial. Only one merits discussion.1

The Appellant complains that he was unduly prejudiced by the Trial Court allowing the prosecutor to question the arresting officer on redirect examination about the possible impairment of the Appellant by the use of drugs. The Appellee counters with the frequently used phrase that the Appellant “opened the door” to this line of inquiry.

While it is true that it was the cross examination by Appellant’s counsel…