State v. Armstrong

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

A jury convicted Antonio Jermaine Armstrong of one count of premeditated first-degree murder and one count of criminal possession of a firearm. On appeal, Armstrong raises six issues.

In addressing those issues, we first hold that Armstrong was not denied a fair trial because of prosecutorial misconduct, although two statements made by the prosecutor during closing argument exceeded the wide latitude allowed in arguing a case to a jury. Second, we hold the trial court did not commit clear error in failing to instruct the jury on…