People v. Lucas

Opinion by Judge CASEBOLT.

Defendant, James Edward Lucas, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree burglary, third degree assault, menacing, second degree criminal tampering, and first degree criminal trespass. He asserts that the trial court erred by (1) failing to suppress statements he made to police, (2) wrongly instructing the jury on the law regarding voluntary intoxication, (3) denying several of his challenges for cause during jury selection, (4) allowing the prosecution to make improper comments in closing argument, and (5)…