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If “the defendant voices serious allegations of inadequate representation, the district court should conduct a searching inquiry before determining whe ther the defendant’s complaints warrant the appointment of substitute counsel.” State v. Munt , d 569, 586 (Minn. 2013) (quotation omitted).

“A criminal defendant’s right to present a compl ete defense includes the right to call and examine witnesses.”

“A criminal defendant’s right to present a complete defense includes the right to call and examine witnesses.” State v. Munt

(declining to address claims asserted without citation to the record or legal authority).

“When a defendant raises complaints about the effectiveness of appointed counsel’s representation and requests substitute counsel, the district court must grant such a request only if exceptional circumstances exist and the demand is timely and reasonably made.” State v. Munt , (quotation omitted).

State v. Munt , , 580 (Minn. 2013) (quoting McKenzie v. State , , 747 (Minn. 1998) ).

The offhand comment, “[o]f cour se there has,” was inappropriat e. “To remain impartial, the judge should avoi d the appearance of impropriety and should act to assure that parties have no reason to t hink their case is not being fa irly judged.” (quotation omitted).

“A criminal defendant’s right to present a complete defense includ es the right to call and examine witnesses.” State v. Munt

During closing argument, the state may “ present all legitimate arguments on the evidence and all proper inferences that can be drawn from that evidence ” but may not “misstate the evidence.” State v. Munt , (quotation omitted).

In co nsidering a juror’s bias, the di strict court may consider the potential juror’s demeanor, State v. Munt , (quoting Patton v. Yount, 467 U.S. 1025, 1038 n.14, 104 S. Ct. 2885, 2892 n.14 (1984)), hear the juror’s testimony, and evaluate his ability to be impartial, Drieman, d at 708- 09.

If “a defendant raises complaints about the eff ectiveness of appointed counsel’ s representation and requests substitute counsel, the district court must grant such a request only if exceptional circumstances exist and the demand is timely and reasonably made .” State v. Munt , (Minn .

However, “a defendant’s general dissa tisfaction with appointed counsel does not amount to an exceptional circumstance.” (quotation omitted).

But a searching inquiry is only necessary if the defendant shows exceptional circumstances or “voices s erious allegations of inadequate representation.” State v. Munt , (quotation omitted).

Taking, as we must, the argument in the context of the whole trial, as opposed to in isolation, 12 it is apparent that the statements were not intended to have the jury “put themselves in the shoes of the victim,” but rather to ensure the jury did not “return a verdict based on sympathy for the defendant.” This was a leg itimate concern for the state, as during trial Grazzini-Rucki ha

“When the defendant voices serious allegations of inadequate representation, the district court should conduct a searching inquiry before determining whether the defendant’s complaints warrant the appointment of substitute counsel.” (quotations omitted).

However, the district court “must assess the child’s ability to remember and relate facts generally, rather than ask about the specif ics of any anticipated testimony.”

Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 339-45, 83 S. Ct. 792, 794-97 (1963)

The challenging party has the burden of proving that the juror “exhibited strong and deep impressions that would prevent her from lay[ing] aside [her] impression or opinion 7 and render[ing] a verdict based on the evidence presented in court.” (alterations in original) (quotations omitted).

(quoting Clark, d at 464).

-78 (Minn. 2013) (concluding that a juror had not expressed actual bias) (emphasis added) (quotations and citations omitted).

(pro se claims unsupported by citations to the record or legal authority will not be considered).

During closing argument, a prosecutor “may present all legitimate arguments on the evidence and all proper inferences that can be drawn from that evidence.” (quotation omitted).