Alexander v. State

Sears, Justice.

The appellant, Darien Alexander, appeals from his conviction for malice murder stemming from the shooting death of Delma Goddard, as well as from his conviction for falsely reporting a crime.1 On appeal, Alexander contends, among other things, that the prosecutor explained in his opening statement that the evidence would show that the crime was gang-related, that the evidence did not show such a connection, and that therefore the prosecutor’s opening statement regarding the gang-related nature of the crime requires reversal. We agree with Alexander that the prosecutor failed to…