State v. Fleming (Signed Opinion)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of twelve counts of wanton endangerment, one count of attempted murder, and one count of fleeing in reckless indifference to the safety of others. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial, which the trial court denied. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not engage in impermissible participation in the plea bargaining process by, sua sponte, ordering Petitioner to undergo a second evaluation for competency and criminal responsibility prior to presentation of the proposed plea agreement; (2) the trial court did not err in permitting the guilty verdict to stand where there was sufficient evidence to support the jury verdict that Petitioner was sane at the time of criminal conduct; (3) there was no plain error in the trial court’s decision to uphold the guilty verdict on the attempted murder count; (4) Petitioner’s sentence was proportional; and (5) Petitioner’s remaining claims of error were unavailing.
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