State of Arizona v. Jesus Xavier Almaguer

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Judge.

¶ 1 Jesus Almaguer was charged with second-degree murder, and a jury convicted him of the lesser offense of manslaughter. The trial court found a prior burglary conviction and sentenced Almaguer to an aggravated term of nineteen years’ imprisonment based on the use of a deadly weapon, harm to the victim’s family, and Almaguer’s fleeing the scene of the homicide. He appeals his conviction on the ground he was denied his constitutional right to a fair trial, specifically challenging various jury instructions, the court’s preclusion of certain testimony, and its denial of…