Opinion ID: 1201386
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Foote's Defense

Text: Henry also contends that the prosecutor committed fundamental error (because Henry failed to object) in arguing during closing that They were trying to get away only they didn't make it. That's why they resorted  both of them  to the basic defense you've got in this situation. The other guy did it. The evidence in this case shows they both did it. Mr. Foote and Mr. Henry are equally guilty of first degree murder. He says it was inappropriate for the prosecutor to intimate that Foote had accused him, since he had no opportunity to cross-examine Foote during trial. We find no error, fundamental or otherwise. At trial, Henry elicited testimony from a Mohave County Jail inmate who claimed to have overheard Foote say he was blaming Henry for the murder. Counsel may comment on evidence and argue all reasonable inferences therefrom. Dumaine, 162 Ariz. at 401, 783 P.2d at 1193. Even defense counsel argued that Henry and Foote were pointing the finger at each other.