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McNeil v. State,
No. F-2004-197 (Okl.Cr., June 8, 2005) (Unpublished): Winner on the issue of evidentiary harpoons(!) McNeil was convicted of Possession of Meth and Resisting. The Court held that the cumulative effect of the officer's testimony was to "suggest that McNeil...was a much worse person, and much more dangerous criminal, than the evidence before this jury suggested." The officer repeatedly referenced other crimes, McNeil's supposed dangerousness, and methamphetamine manufacturing. Note: the trial court admonished the jury on two of the harpoons but the Court held that the error was not cured. Also note: Judge Lumpkin's dissenting opinion outlines in detail the harpoons.
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