NORTHCUTT, Judge.
Andrew Evans seeks a new trial on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest without violence. He claims the State, in its questioning of a witness and in its closing argument, improperly injected racial issues into his first trial. We agree, reverse his convictions, and remand for a new trial.
Evans was charged as a result of an incident at a Wal-Mart Department Store. Evans's stepdaughter, Ms. Jones, worked at...
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