Hart v. State

GOLDEN, Justice.

[¶ 1] A Sheridan County jury found appellant Jason Hart (Hart) guilty of aggravated assault and battery for threatening to use a drawn deadly weapon on his former father in-law. After reviewing the record, we find sufficient evidence to support the conviction and also conclude the prosecutor did not commit reversible misconduct in closing argument. In addition, we find no reversible error as a result of the actions of Hart’s former attorney, who “switched sides” and was employed by the prosecuting attorney’s office at the time of trial. However, as detailed below, in future…