State v. McChristian

¶1 A jury found Anthony Darnell McChristian guilty of first degree assault. The trial court sentenced McChristian at the low end of his standard range, 93 months of incarceration, plus a 24-month deadly weapon sentence enhancement and a 24- to 48-month community custody term. The trial court’s sentence also indicated that McChristian’s sentence carried a 60-month mandatory minimum term of incarceration. McChristian appeals his conviction and sentence, asserting that (1) the prosecutor’s closing argument improperly lowered the State’s burden of proof and (2) the trial court erred by imposing a…