State v. Reyes

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.

Alberto M. Reyes was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree, Section 565.021, 1 and armed criminal action, Section 571.015. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment for each. On appeal, Reyes alleges that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the State to argue its case in voir dire. He also argues that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the prosecutor to denigrate defense counsel during closing argument. The judgment is affirmed.

Statement of Facts

On July 17, 1998, a little before five o’clock in…