State v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

In this direct appeal from his jury convictions for aggravated burglary and felony murder, defendant Allen Dale Smith argues that the district judge erred in admitting evidence of other *113crimes and in giving a cautionary accomplice witness instruction over a defense objection. He also asserts that he is entitled to reversal of his convictions because of prosecutorial misconduct. To the extent any one of these errors is not enough on its own to require reversal, Smith invokes the cumulative error doctrine. He also challenges his convictions and…