FLANIGAN, Chief Judge.
"Barry Colvin will you stand up?" said the prosecutor at the outset of his final argument to the jury. A man sitting in the back row of the courtroom stood up. Defendant claims this incident deprived him of his right to a fair trial. The state, conceding the error, claims it was harmless. This court agrees with defendant.
In the trial of a lawsuit there is a time to introduce evidence and a time to make a final argument. They do not...
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