State v. Willis
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions for first-degree murder and battery, holding that there was no reversible error on the part of the district court.
After a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of first-degree murder and battery. The district court imposed a hard fifty sentence for the murder conviction and a concurrent six-month sentence for the battery conviction. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant's challenges to certain jury instructions were unavailing; (2) several statements made by the prosecutor challenged by Defendant on appeal fell within the broad discretion afforded prosecutors; (3) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting certain evidence; and (4) there was no sentencing error.
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