State v. Carson

EISMANN, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of the murder of his three-month-old son and was sentenced to a fixed life sentence based upon the jury’s finding that he exhibited utter disregard for human life. On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s ruling barring alleged impeachment evidence of the child’s mother, statements made by the prosecuting attorney during closing argument, and the jury instruction defining “utter disregard.” We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Factual Background

Veatrice Henson (Mother) and Ora Ray Carson (Defendant) had a son together (Baby) when they were…