Stewart v. State

I adopt my dissenting opinion in the companion case of Pickens v. State, 751 P.2d 742 (Okl.Cr.1988), and further comment on the misconduct of the prosecutor.

During closing argument, the prosecutor made several comments bolstering the *747credibility of his own witnesses and claiming that the appellant was a liar:

MR. NELSON: I submit to you, ladies and gentlemen, there’s only one logical interpretation of the facts and that is that the officers told you the truth.

However, ladies and gentlemen, I ask you why would these officers lie to deceive ... I believe it’s preposterous for these officers to…