Livingston v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant appealed, contending that the circuit court erred in denying her motion to suppress physical evidence seized from the living room and patio in her residence and in failing to grant her motion for a mistrial after her trial counsel's father died on the second day of trial. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) any error resulting from the admission of evidence from the living room and patio was harmless; and (2) under the circumstances, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Appellant's counsel's motion for a mistrial due to the death of trial counsel's father.
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