Jones v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder. The jury unanimously recommended a sentence of death. The trial court followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Defendant to death. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not err in admitting evidence of collateral crimes; (2) the trial court did not fundamental error by failing sua sponte to instruct the jury regarding the limited purpose of collateral crime evidence prior to its admission; (3) the trial court did not err in failing to appoint special counsel to present mitigation evidence during the penalty phase; (4) Defendant was not entitled to resentnecing on the grounds that a prior violent felony aggravating circumstance was premised on invalidated convictions because Defendant again stood trial and was convicted; (5) Defendant’s death sentence was constitutional, and any Hurst error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; (6) the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict; and (7) Defendant’s death sentence was proportional.
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