People v. Forrest
Annotate this CaseDefendant was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison after he was convicted of first degree murder of his wife. The court concluded that defendant forfeited any claim of prosecutorial misconduct by failing to object; misstatement of the law regarding the jury’s consideration of evidence of voluntary intoxication was harmless; and any misstatement of law regarding heat of passion does not warrant reversal. The court also concluded that even assuming the trial court’s classification of voluntary manslaughter as a general intent crime was misleading, the characterization was irrelevant to the issues of whether he acted willfully, deliberately and with premeditation. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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