State v. Patterson

[¶1,] Joseph Patterson appeals from a final judgment of conviction for second-degree murder. Patterson claims the circuit court erred in: (1) allowing the State to present other acts evidence to the jury; (2) permitting the State to argue a factual theory of guilt and motive not supported by the record; (3) allowing the State to present expert testimony which was im-permissibly intrusive; (4) refusing to allow Patterson to present additional instances of alleged child abuse committed by a possible third-party perpetrator; and (5) failing to grant Patterson’s motion for acquittal. Patterson…