Lee v. State

KING, P.J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. Derrick Ledell Lee was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He has appealed that conviction, raising as issues (1) the weight of the evidence, (2) improper closing argument by the prosecution, (3) improper and prejudicial testimony of a prior charge, and (4) the cumulative effect of trial errors. This Court finds no error and affirms.

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Facts

¶ 2. On June 15, 1996, Lee shot Willie James Clark. Four months later, Clark died from bronchial pneumonia related to his injuries. Four years prior to the 1996 incident, Lee suffered from mental problems in…