State v. Cameron
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of felony murder and aggravated battery stemming from the death of one child and injuries sustained by another child. The trial court sentenced Defendant to a hard twenty life sentence for murder. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) trial court did not err in failing to give an instruction on involuntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense of felony murder or failing to instruct the jury on a theory of reckless aggravated battery; (2) the trial court did not err in admitting a witness’s out-of-court statements; (3) the evidence presented to the jury established a compelling case that one child was killed as a direct consequence of child abuse; and (4) the prosecutor did not commit misconduct during voir dire and closing argument.
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