Lard v. State (Majority, with Dissenting)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of capital murder, attempted capital murder, and possession of a controlled substance. Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder conviction. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions and sentences, holding that the circuit court did not commit reversible error by (1) allowing the State to present evidence of bad acts and bad character; (2) admitting two photographs of a large tattoo on Defendant’s back; (3) permitting repeated showings of dash-camera videos depicting the crimes as they took place; (4) failing to sequester victim-impact witnesses during the guilt phase of trial; (5) overruling Defendant’s objection to a comment the prosecuting attorney made at the sentencing phase of trial; and (6) denying Defendant’s motion to prohibit the State from seeking or imposing the death penalty.
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