State v. Sherrer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Defendant appeals his jury conviction of first-degree murder. Defendant claims the trial court erred in: (1) threatening trial counsel with contempt; (2) limiting cross-examination; (3) refusing to admit evidence of the victim’s blood alcohol concentration and the defendant’s alcohol dependence; and (4) admitting gruesome photographs. Defendant also claims cumulative trial errors require reversal of his conviction.

Defendant Robert Sherrer was charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the May 16, 1993, shooting death of Steven Lantz.…