State v. Evans

¶1 A jury convicted Jarrett Reedy and JoJo Hamilton Evans Sr. of, inter alia, first degree robbery as accomplices. On appeal, Reedy and Evans argue that (1) the evidence is insufficient to sustain their robbery convictions and (2) the prosecutor improperly characterized the reasonable doubt standard during closing argument. We agree that the prosecutor’s comments during closing were improper and not curable by the instructions. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for retrial.

FACTS

¶2 On the afternoon of November 5, 2008, Shalamar Erickson and Amber Sawyer-Jones went to a motel in the Lakewood…