Quinlivan v. State

The appellant, Joseph D. Quinlivan, Jr., was convicted of manslaughter, in violation of § 13A-6-3, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 12 years in the state penitentiary.

The appellant was initially convicted of manslaughter on April 14, 1988, but that conviction was reversed and the case was remanded.Quinlivan v. State, 555 So.2d 802 (Ala.Cr.App. 1989). In the present appeal, the appellant raises six issues. However, this court finds it necessary to address only one of those issues, because it is dispositive of this appeal.

During the prosecutor's rebuttal closing argument, the following…