STATE v. EVANS

Nos. 39860-5-II, 39943-1-II.

260 P.3d 934 (2011)

163 Wn. App. 635

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jojo Hamilton EVANS, Sr., Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Jarrett Reedy, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

September 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valerie Marushige , Attorney at Law, Kent, WA, Kathryn A. Russell Selk , Russell Selk Law Office, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Brian Neal Wasankari , Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


ARMSTRONG, P.J.

¶ 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,...

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