Monroe v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Monroe’s convictions, rejecting challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence, juror misconduct ruling, omitted self-defense instruction, lay opinion testimony, ineffective assistance claims, and unpreserved autopsy-report argument. It held that the evidence established the required nexus between the charged crimes and gang interests, and that any juror or evidentiary errors were harmless. The court vacated sentences on six firearm-possession counts and two duplicative Gang Act counts, remanding for resentencing. No separate opinions were filed.