O'NEAL v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Frederick O’Neal was found guilty of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. During the State’s closing argument at trial, the prosecutor stated:

I’m going to invite y’all to come back to DeKalb County Superior Court courtroom — you can come to this courtroom or any of the other Superior courtrooms — watch trials for the next year. Okay. Come back and see how many times we have this much evidence.1

O’Neal objected to this argument, and his objection was sustained. However, the trial court did not give a curative…