Sebree v. Patterson

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• upholding trial court determination 4 regarding witness recollection considering testimony as a whole, not in isolation
• remanding for findings to determine whether the defendant’s right to a public trial was violated
• remanding for a hearing to apply the Waller factors to the existing record to determine if the public was improperly excluded
• challenged prosecutorial remarks were akin to a legal argument and were a permissible response to the defendant’s closing argument
• challenged prosecutorial remarks were akin to a legal argument and were a permissible response to the defense counsel’s closing argument
• preservation of objection to closing argument requires specific objection to be raised at the time of improper statement or within a reasonable time thereafter

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