P. v. Jackson CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Raymond Earl Jackson, Jr. (defendant) appeals from his murder conviction, contending that the audio portion of a video of the murder should have been excluded as irrelevant and as inadmissible testimonial hearsay based on the United States Constitution; that the trial court erred in failing to give certain sua sponte jury instructions; that the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct in closing argument; that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to the alleged misconduct; that permitting the court reporter to read a response to a jury question in the jury room violated defendant’s constitutional rights to a public trial and to be present with counsel; and that the cumulative effect of all such errors requires reversal. Finding no merit to defendant’s contentions, we affirm the judgment.
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