State v. Edgar

The opinion was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

Neil E. Edgar (Edgar) was convicted of first-degree felony murder in the death of his adopted son, Brian Edgar, and two counts of abuse of a child with regard to two of his other adopted children, Martez and Christina Edgar. Edgar appeals his convictions, arguing: (1) The trial court erred in giving an aiding and abetting instruction; (2) the trial court’s failure to give lesser included offense instructions deprived him of the ability to present his theory of defense; (3) his right to a fair trial was denied because of prosecutorial misconduct related…