State v. Robertson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Joshua Robertson was convicted of first-degree murder, arson, and aggravated burglary in the killing of Patricia Self and the burning of her home. He received a hard 50 life sentence. He appeals his first-degree murder conviction and sentence.

Robertson raises seven issues before this court: (1) Did the district court err in overruling his motion to suppress his statements to law enforcement? (2) Did the prosecutor commit reversible misconduct during closing argument? (3) Was the evidence sufficient to prove first-degree premeditated…