P. v. Ritter CA4/1
Brandon Christopher Ritter appeals a judgment convicting him of second degree murder and driving under the influence of a drug after he crashed his truck into a line of stopped cars, killing a driver of one of the cars and breaking the back of another. Ritter claims the trial court prejudicially erred by refusing to instruct the jury on unconsciousness and involuntary manslaughter and by precluding his counsel from arguing he was guilty of manslaughter rather than murder. He also claims the prosecutor committed misconduct by trivializing the reasonable doubt standard of proof during closing argument. We disagree with Ritter and affirm the judgment.
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