State of Arizona v. Lazaro Enrique Villa, Jr.
Citations
- 548 P.3d 1146
Syllabus
1. Did the trial court err in denying Villa's request for a reckless manslaughter instruction, and if so, was the error harmless? 2. During closing argument, did the prosecutor misstate the standard for when the jury could consider a lesser-included offense, and if so, was the error fundamental and prejudicial?
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- requiring us to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Government in reviewing a convicted defendant’s insufficiency arguments
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