State v. Taylor

BRANCH, Justice.

Defendant assigns as error the trial judge’s actions in overruling his objections to certain statements made by the District Attorney during his argument to the jury.

A prosecuting attorney may not place before the jury incompetent and prejudicial matters not admissible in evidence or include in his argument facts not included in the evidence. State v. Westbrook, 279 N.C. 18, 181 S.E. 2d 572, vacated on other grounds, 408 U.S. 939, 33 L.Ed. 2d 761, 92 S.Ct. 2873; State v. Dockery, 238 N.C. 222, 77 S.E. 2d 664. However, arguments of counsel are largely in the control and…