P. v. Burchett
Defendant and appellant Lori Ann Burchett (defendant) appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found her guilty of the first degree murder of her 18-month-old son, Garrison, and rejected her defense that she was legally insane at the time of the killing. Defendant contends, first, that she proved she was legally insane by a preponderance of the evidence and, therefore, the jury erred in rejecting that defense. Next, defendant contends the trial court incorrectly instructed the jury on the defense of insanity. Finally, defendant contends two jurors engaged in misconduct when they communicated with each other about the case during the sanity phase of the trial and, therefore, the trial court abused its discretion when it declined to dismiss the jurors in question. We conclude no error occurred, and we will affirm the judgment.[1]
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