STATE v. BENSON

No. 92-820.

506 N.W.2d 475 (1993)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. James Leonard BENSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

August 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Kevin Cmelik and Patricia Reynolds Lapointe, Asst. State Appellate Defenders, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Atty. Gen., John Sarcone, County Atty., and Jeffrey K. Noble, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by SACKETT, P.J., and HABHAB, J., and KEEFE, Senior Judge.


HABHAB, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant-appellant from his conviction, following a jury trial, of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a drug, second offense. On appeal, he contends the district court erred in (1) failing to exclude his admission of drinking in violation of his Miranda rights, and (2) failing to grant a new trial due to an improper comment by the prosecutor during closing arguments. We affirm.

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