State v. Garcia

COGSWELL, Justice, Pro Tem.

Defendant-appellant Juan Martinez Garcia was found guilty by a jury of one count of second degree murder. The jury verdict of guilty was returned after a trial which lasted seven days in which twenty-four witnesses were examined. Judgment of conviction was entered on the verdict and Garcia was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. Garcia appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence alleging that prosecutorial misconduct during trial deprived him of his right to a fair and impartial trial. We affirm.

A brief summary of the facts leading to Garcia’s arrest…