People v. Blackwell

Opinion by

Judge HAWTHORNE.

In this case of first impression, we enunciate factors courts should consider in determining whether, under the totality of the cireumstances, a prosecutor's warnings to a defense witness concerning potential perjury and false reporting charges deprive the defendant of a fair trial.

Defendant, Lamar Atu Blackwell, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of first degree murder after deliberation, vehicular eluding with injury, and two habitual offender counts. We affirm.

I. Factual Background

After a nightclub had closed, the victim…