People v. Williamson

Opinion

POUNDERS, J. *

Following trial by jury, defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree, the jury further finding the allegation of personal use of a knife to be true. On appeal defendant challenges (1) the trial court’s denial of his request to substitute counsel, (2) the introduction of allegedly inflammatory photographs of the victim, (3) the jury’s conclusion that defendant used a knife in the commission of the crime, (4) comments of the prosecutor during argument amounting to misconduct, and (5) the trial court’s refusal to give instructions relating to manslaughter. In…