“When we view the improper statements in the context of the entire opening and closing arguments, ‘the statement[s] in no way permeated the state’s argument so as to deny [Shelton] a fair trial,'” Judge Ginger Bock wrote on behalf of the appellate court, citing its 2020 opinion in State v. Hayes. “We overrule the first assignment of error.”

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