BERMAN, Judge.
Defendant, Thomas Leo Ortega, was convicted by a jury of felony theft and first degree criminal trespass. Finding merit in his contention that certain remarks of the prosecutor in closing argument impermissibly referred to defendant's failure to make a detailed exculpatory statement upon arrest, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
The driver of a pickup truck was injured one morning when he lost control of the vehicle. Upon returning from...
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