P. v. Coleman CA2/3
In a single trial, a jury convicted defendant of first-degree murder, which arose out of a shooting that occurred in June 2005, as well as assault with a firearm, criminal threats, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of ammunition by a felon, all of which arose out of an incident that occurred in May 2014. Defendant argues: (1) insufficient evidence supports the jury’s finding of premeditation and deliberation; (2) the court abused its discretion when it allowed the prosecution to join the June 2005 murder charge with the charges arising out of the May 2014 incident; and (3) even if the court’s ruling joining the two sets of charges was proper when it was made, the joinder of the charges nevertheless violated defendant’s due process rights.
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