Laswell v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAppellant Broderick Laswell was found guilty of capital murder and aggravated robbery and was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole plus 720 months' imprisonment, respectively. Appellant appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by (1) denying Appellant's motions for directed verdict, as there was substantial evidence to support the jury's verdict that Appellant committed aggravated robbery and capital murder; (2) admitting certain character evidence over Appellant's objection; (3) admitting certain crime-scene evidence over Appellant's chain-of-custody objections; and (4) excluding certain expert testimony during the guilt phase of trial.
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