STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 34017.

206 P.3d 856 (2009)

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Michael Jordan WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

Review Denied May 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Molly J. Huskey, State Appellate Public Defender; Justin M. Curtis, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Justin M. Curtis argued.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; John C. McKinney, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. John C. McKinney argued.


LANSING, Chief Judge.

After a jury trial, Michael Jordan Wright was convicted of second degree murder. He appeals, asserting that the district court erred by excluding an expert's testimony on factors affecting the reliability of eyewitness identification and by refusing Wright's proffered jury instruction concerning these factors. Wright also asserts that his sentence-a unified life sentence, with a sixty-year minimum term—is excessive. We affirm.

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