State v. Jackson

Summary

The court affirmed the trial court’s order barring retrial after granting a mistrial in Jackson’s murder case. It held that the trial court acted within its broad discretion because the prosecutor’s closing argument improperly conveyed facts about a witness who had not testified and created substantial prejudice in a case with weak and inconsistent evidence. The court also held that the trial court’s finding that the prosecutor intentionally provoked the mistrial was supported by the record and was not clearly erroneous.