Sailors v. State

BUCHANAN, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Defendant-appellant Gerald Sailors (Sailors) appeals from his conviction for voluntary manslaughter, 1 a class A felony, claiming that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the special prosecutor’s remarks during closing arguments constitute reversible error.

We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the jury’s verdict reveal that Sailors was a captain on the Huntington Police Department (HPD). At approximately 12:45 a.m. on June 21, 1990, Sailors drove to the town hall in Roanoke, Indiana. The town marshal saw…