People v. Sims

The defendant, Donovan Sims, was convicted of murder. On appeal, the defendant raises three issues: (a) whether the trial judge erred in admitting certain testimony of the State’s firearms expert, (b) whether the prosecutor committed reversible error in closing argument, and (c) whether the trial judge erred in denying defendant’s request that the jury receive an instruction on involuntary manslaughter. After considering the defendant’s claims, we affirm the judgment below.

I. Facts

The defendant and two others were charged with the murder of Ola Kelly. The cases were severed for trial, and the…