State v. Fondren

Clyde Fondren appeals his second degree manslaughter conviction for the death of Spencer Petrin, contending: (1) the instructions did not unambiguously place the burden of proving absence of self-defense or accident on the State; (2) the evidence was insufficient; (3) improper rebuttal evidence was admitted; and (4) there was cumulative error in the form of juror misconduct, prosecu-torial misconduct, denial of a change of venue motion, evidence of the victim's character, and a warrantless search of Fondren's car. In his pro se brief, Fondren joins in many of the above arguments, and also…