State v. Hall
Annotate this CaseSterling Hall was convicted of first-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm. Hall appealed, contending, inter alia, that the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing argument by misstating the evidence and the law regarding the element of premeditation, by injecting his personal belief into closing argument, and by inflaming the passions of the jury by appealing to the jurors' sense of responsibility. The Supreme Court affirmed Hall's convictions and sentences, holding (1) although the prosecutor misstated the law as it related to the facts of this case regarding Hall's ability to premeditate the killing, the error did not prejudice Hall's right to a fair trial under the circumstances presented; (2) the district court did not clearly err in failing to give the instruction for second-degree murder as a lesser included offense; (3) the evidence of premeditation was sufficient to support Hall's first-degree murder conviction; and (4) there were no cumulative trial or sentencing errors.
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