P. v. Reagan CA2/5
A jury found defendant Robert Reagan guilty of second degree murder, finding that he intentionally stabbed his girlfriend to death in their bedroom while their five-year-old son slept in the next room. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred: (1) by refusing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter; (2) when it admitted evidence of defendant’s motive; (3) when it allowed the prosecutor to ask a hypothetical question based on speculation; and (4) by instructing the jury on the relevance of defendant’s failure to explain or deny adverse evidence. Defendant also argues that the prosecutor engaged in prejudicial misconduct by failing to introduce certain evidence until rebuttal.
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