P. v. Ballard CA2/1
William Lamar Ballard and John Christopher Brown appeal from judgments of conviction for murder and attempted murder. They contend (1) insufficient evidence supported the convictions, (2) the trial court erred in determining the prosecutor had a race-neutral reason for peremptorily challenging a prospective juror, (3) the court erred in refusing to instruct on self-defense, (4) the court erred in instructing on aider and abettor liability, (5) the prosecutor committed misconduct by failing to disclose exculpatory evidence and by misstating the law during closing argument, (6) fee assessments must be vacated because the trial court made no finding regarding defendants’ ability to pay, and (7) changes in the law require resentencing Brown. We reject each contention but the last, and affirm with directions to resentence Brown.
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