State v. Erickson

David Erickson, convicted of first degree murder and second degree unlawful possession of a firearm, appeals the admission of a statement he initiated after appointment of counsel and the lack of adequate jury admonishments not to discuss the case. We decide Mr. Erickson waived his counsel’s presence before giving his statement. Further, absent showing prejudice, the jury admonishments, although infrequent, were adequate. In the unpublished portion of this opinion, we reject his allegations of exceptional sentencing and instructional error. The unchallenged findings support aggravating…