Cooper v. State

RUCKER, Justice.

A jury convicted Curtis Cooper of murdering Selena Orum and recommended a sentence of life without parole. The trial court followed the jury's recommendation. In this direct appeal Cooper argues that the State engaged in prosecutorial misconduct requiring the reversal of his convietion and sentence. We affirm the convietion but remand for a new sentencing phase of trial.

Facts and Procedural History

Cooper began dating Selena in March of 2000. On December 30th of that year, they started arguing when Cooper discovered that Selena had been talking to another man. The argument…