Reid v. State

Leon Reid (“Defendant”)' appeals his convictions for first degree murder and attempted first degree murder. The Defendant and his co-defendant, Phillips Pierre, were jointly tried on a two" count indictment on the same charges.1 In this appeal, the Defendant argues that his convictions should be reversed because: (1) the trial court excluded the proffered testimony of two defense witnesses regarding an unrelated theft; (2) the prosecutor shifted the burden of proof to the Defendant during closing argument; (3) the trial court improperly denied the Defendant’s motion to suppress the surviving…