People v. Penn

Summary

The court held that the People’s certiorari petition was timely because a timely motion for reconsideration of a district court’s review of a county court judgment delays finality until the motion is denied. On the merits, the court held that an officer’s brief statement that he had “reason to arrest” the defendant was not reversible plain error because it was not a clear or obvious opinion on guilt or the victim’s credibility and did not undermine the trial’s fundamental fairness. The court reversed the district court’s judgment and remanded for reinstatement of the conviction.