State v. W. Lawrence

¶1 William Lawrence appeals from his conviction for felony theft following a jury trial in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and *87Clark County. Lawrence raises allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and an abuse of discretion by the District Court. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

ISSUE

¶2 Lawrence raises four issues on appeal. We restate the dispositive issue as follows:

Whether the prosecutor’s comments during closing arguments require reversal under the plain error doctrine?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 On April 8, 2014, Lawrence and his…