State v. Harris
Annotate this CaseKatreal Harris was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and criminal possession of a firearm. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by (1) failing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offenses of voluntary manslaughter and attempted voluntary manslaughter based on a theory of imperfect self-defense; (2) denying Harris' motion to suppress statements made to police where the statements were voluntary; (3) denying Harris' motion for mistrial during jury selection where there was no showing of substantial prejudice; (5) imposing a hard fifty sentence without first submitting the aggravating factors to a jury for proof beyond a reasonable doubt; and (6) including Harris' prior juvenile adjudication in his criminal history without a jury determination.
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