State v. Lehr
Annotate this CaseDefendant Scott Lehr was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death for the murder of two women. On appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed Lehr's convictions and sentences, holding (1) Lehr's waiver of his right to attend trial was knowing and voluntary; (2) the trial court did not err in its use of other acts evidence and in its jury instructions; (3) the trial court did not violate Lehr's rights under the Confrontation Clause in admitting prior testimony by a witness; (4) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Lehr's motion to preclude DNA evidence; (5) the trial court did not deny Lehr's right to a fair and impartial jury by refusing to grant a mistrial after several jurors applauded upon the completion of certain testimony; (6) the trial court's jury instruction defining premeditation and the State's closing argument did not violate Lehr's right to due process; (7) the trial court did not violate the state rules of criminal procedure by allowing the State to amend its notice of aggravating factors; and (8) the trial court did not violate the Eighth Amendment by precluding Lehr from offering testimony from one of his victims.
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