HARDBERGER, Justice.
This case decides the heretofore undecided question of whether the act of defecating in one's pants upon being informed of a pending criminal charge is a relevant fact for the jury. It also decides whether a witness's description of the event is of such damage to the defendant's chance of a fair trial as to cause a reversal even when the trial judge sustains the objection and instructs the jury to disregard.
The state claims the act of...
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