State emphasizes repeated trigger pulls and defendant's statement in appeal argument
Prosecutor Garrett Ward told the court that multiple trigger pulls at close range and the defendant's adopted statement acknowledging the deadly risk support the jury's second‑degree murder verdict; he urged the panel to draw reasonable inferences in the state's favor.
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Garrett Ward, arguing for the state, asked the court to view witness testimony and the defendant's own words in the light most favorable to the jury. Ward described the weapon as a five‑shot revolver and said there is testimony the defendant pulled the trigger at least four times and possibly many more. "This is not close when it comes to sufficiency of the evidence," Ward said, arguing the conduct was reasonably certain to cause death.
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