Defendant's challenge to the prosecutor's reference in her opening statement to an uncharged weapon possession is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that the court's preliminary instructions to the jury that opening statements were not evidence, as well as the court's subsequent preclusion of any testimony related to the issue, eliminated any potential for prejudice.
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