P. v. Wyatt CA1/5
Michael Eugene Wyatt appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence imposed after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder. He contends (1) there was insufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation for first degree murder; (2) the court erroneously admitted evidence of his prior conviction for voluntary manslaughter; (3) the court should have instructed the jury not to use the evidence of the prior homicide unless it made a preliminary finding that the homicide was committed with malice; (4) the court should have instructed the jury on self-defense and imperfect self-defense; (5) the prosecutor committed misconduct by saying that manslaughter was “murder with an excuse;” and (6) cumulative error. We will affirm the judgment.
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