Garland McDowell v. State

We reverse the convictions in this case due to the prosecutor’s closing argument which indicated that there were other witnesses the State might have called to corroborate the testimony of the witness who testified.

McDowell was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver within 1,000 feet of a church and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The police executed a search warrant on a residence expecting to find a person named Lorenzo Parrish. When the police SWAT team arrived, they encountered McDowell charging his cell phone near the outside corner of the…