The State of Washington v. James Leroy Lindsay, Sr., Petitioner the State of Washington v. Jennifer Sarah Holmes

Summary

The court held that the prosecutor committed multiple forms of misconduct, including denigrating defense counsel, misstating the reasonable-doubt standard, expressing a personal opinion about a defendant's credibility, and speaking inaudibly to the jury. The defendants preserved the misconduct claims through a post-closing motion for mistrial, and the cumulative misconduct created a substantial likelihood that it affected the verdict. The court therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for a new trial.