Hossman v. State

CONOVER, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Howard J. Hoss-man (Hossman) appeals his jury conviction for theft, receiving stolen property, a class D felony, IND.CODE 85-48-4-2(b).

We reverse and remand for a new trial. ISSUE

Since we reverse, we address only the following issues:

Did the prosecutor's comments constitute misconduct so as to deprive Hossman of a fair trial?

FACTS

Hossman was tried for burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and theft, receiving stolen property, all of which stemmed from one incident. A hung jury resulted from the burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary charges but…