Legal Opinion

State v. Edmisten

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided March 23, 2009No. 2 CA-CR 2007-0074PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 After a jury trial, Shawn Edmisten was convicted of several felony offenses including burglary, aggravated assault, kidnapping, armed robbery, and drive-by shooting. On appeal, Edmisten contends the trial court erred by giving erroneous jury instructions and the prosecutor engaged in misconduct during closing argument. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Facts

¶ 2 “We view the facts in the light most favorable to sustaining the convictions.” State v. Robles, 213 Ariz. 268, ¶ 2, 141 P.3d 748, 750 (App.2006). Armed with various weapons, Edmisten and three other…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. State v. HendersonArizona Supreme Court · 2005
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  3. State v. MoodyArizona Supreme Court · 2004
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  5. Pool v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by17 opinions

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