State v. Hughes
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm and criminal possession of a firearm, holding that the trial court did not err or abuse its discretion.
During his first trial, the jury found Defendant guilty of murder but rejected his claim of self-defense. Defendant was found guilty of criminal possession of a firearm in a subsequent trial in connection with the same incident. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the evidence was sufficient to disprove Defendant's claim of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) the trial court correctly concluded that any juror misconduct caused no actual prejudice to Defendant and thus did not err in denying Defendant's motion for a new trial.
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