State v. Gadelkarim

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant appeals, claiming: (1) trial court misconduct prejudiced the jury; (2) the jury was allowed to consider that defendant had invoked his right to remain silent; (3) hearsay testimony and a prior conviction were improperly admitted; (4) the prosecutor improperly struck a black prospective juror; and (5) the trial court failed to instruct on a lesser included offense.

Nasif Gadelkarim came to the United States from Egypt in 1974. In 1980, Gadelkarim…