Rodriguez v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court convicting Defendant, after a jury trial, of second-degree murder and domestic battery, holding that the prosecutors' statements during opening and closing argument did not deprive Defendant of a fair trial.
A jury found Defendant guilty of second-degree murder and domestic battery. The district court entered judgment upon the verdict and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of seventy years to life for the murder. Defendant appealed, arguing that the prosecutors committed misconduct during the State's opening statement and during its closing argument. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the challenged statements did not prejudice Defendant.
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