Commonwealth v. Gilman

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Merle Ronald Gilman was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment after a jury trial. At trial appellant objected to several remarks made by the prosecutor during closing argument and moved for a mistrial. Appellant preserved these objections in his. post-trial motions. The prosecutor’s remarks included an attempt to disparage appellant’s trial strategy, a personal attack on appellant himself, and an appeal to. the emotions of the jury. Appellant contends that he is entitled to a new trial. 1 We agree. The prosecutor’s…