Horn v. State

Defendant-appellant Michael Edward Horn (Horn) appeals his conviction for aggravated assault and battery and raises as errors: (1) prosecutorial misconduct; (2) an in court identification of Horn; (3) introduction of the weapon and test results; (4) admission of evidence concerning Horn’s guilty plea in an earlier offense; and, (5) closing argument by the prosecutor concerning accessory law.

The facts viewed most favorably to the State show that Roland Lindsey (Lindsey) noticed a car in his front yard as he arrived home from work early one morning. After asking the driver what he was doing…