State v. Gillham

Defendant appeals from a conviction of attempted deliberate homicide following jury trial in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County. We affirm.

Defendant raises the following issues for review:(1) Did the District Court admit “other crimes” evidence without following required procedures?(2) Is defendant entitled to a new trial on the basis of juror misconduct?(3) Did the prosecutor’s closing argument violate defendant’s right to a fair trial?(4) Is the conviction based on insufficient evidence?(5) Did cumulative error deny defendant a fair trial?

On the morning of November 13,…