State v. Coleman

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant's murder conviction, holding that the evidence permitted the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to kill the victim. The defendant's instructional-error claim was unpreserved and waived, and the claimed error did not satisfy the demanding plain-error standard. Even assuming the prosecutor's rebuttal comment was improper, it was isolated, partially invited, subject to a curative instruction, and did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial.