Salters v. State

Miller, Judge.

A jury found Perry Wayne Salters guilty of interference with government property and attempted escape with a dangerous weapon. On appeal, he enumerates as error the denial of a directed verdict as to the attempt charge and the denial of his motion for mistrial based upon the State’s comments during closing argument. We affirm.

1. Count 2 of the indictment alleged that Salters and his co-defendant, being lawfully in pretrial confinement, did take a substantial overt step toward escaping while armed with a dangerous weapon, namely a sharpened piece of metal, by gouging a hole in…