Washington v. State

Billy Washington, Jr. appeals his conviction for manslaughter with a firearm. Mr. Washington argues that his conviction should be reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct during his trial. Specifically, Mr. Washington alleges that the prosecutor improperly shifted the burden of proof to him, and alluded to personal knowledge of evidence relating to the case that would be unavailable to the jury. We conclude that while some of the statements made by the prosecutor were arguably improper, none were objected to by defense counsel, and none rise to the level of fundamental error. We, therefore,…