State v. Hairston

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions for unlawful discharge of a firearm and use of a weapon to commit a felony, holding that the district court did not err when it denied Defendant a new trial based on his allegations of juror misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct. Specifically, Defendant alleged juror misconduct relating to jurors’ viewing a mirror image of a surveillance video and prosecutorial misconduct relating to the prosecutor’s comments regarding potential testimony in Defendant’s defense. The Supreme Court held that the district court (1) did not err when it denied an evidentiary hearing on Defendant’s allegations of juror misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct; and (2) did not abuse its discretion when it overruled Defendant’s motion for a new trial on such bases. View "State v. Hairston" on Justia Law