State v. Thomas

¶1 — Cory Thomas challenges his convictions of second degree assault, fourth degree assault, and telephone harassment, and his exceptional sentence. Among other issues, Thomas contends that the prosecutor improperly argued that Thomas’s refusal to return to the crime scene and talk with police was evidence of his guilt. We agree that the argument was improper, and because the State’s other evidence was not sufficient to render this constitutional error harmless, we reverse and remand for a new trial. We discuss only those additional issues likely to arise on retrial or that would also require…