State v. Bell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

The defendant, Gary J. Bell, appeals from his conviction and life sentence for second-degree murder. He contends that the trial court failed in its duty to instruct on lesser included offenses raised by the trial evidence. He also argues that supplemental instructions given outside his presence require reversal. We conclude no reversible error occurred and affirm.

Facts

The defendant was charged with the second-degree intentional murder of Paul Madden, who died from multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by the defendant about noon on February 27,…