Sawyer v. State

WALSH, Justice:

The appellant, Everett Sawyer (“Sawyer”), was convicted of Murder Second Degree, Conspiracy Second Degree and Misdemeanor Theft following a jury trial in the Superior Court. Sawyer contends that the trial judge committed error in not declaring a mistrial after concluding that the prosecution had engaged in improper questioning of a State witness. We conclude that the trial judge acted correctly in refusing to grant a mistrial. Accordingly, we affirm.

I

The State’s evidence at Sawyer’s trial established the following sequence of events. On March 8,1991, police discovered the body…