State of Tennessee v. Quincy Terrell Brando Sharpe

Defendant, Quincy Terrell Sharpe, was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury, along with his co-defendant DeAndre D. Rucker, for premeditated first degree murder.  Defendant and Rucker were tried jointly, and both were convicted as charged.  The trial court sentenced Defendant to a term of life imprisonment.  In this appeal as of right, Defendant contends that the prosecutor committed prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument and that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.  Following our review, we conclude that the Defendant is entitled to a reversal of his conviction based on prosecutorial misconduct by the State during closing argument.  Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for a new trial.