Parker v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Shearing, J.:

Appellant Steven Altonio Parker was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced to death. Parker raises six issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial after a witness stated that Parker had a “fatal attraction” for the victim; (2) whether the district court’s reasonable doubt instruction was unconstitutional; (3) whether the district court erred in refusing his proffered instruction on reasonable doubt; (4) whether the district court erred in disallowing a police memorandum and report into evidence…