Johnson v. State (Majority, with Concurring)
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Appellant entered a negotiated plea of guilty to two counts of murder in the first degree, attempted murder in the first degree, and battery in the first degree after crashing his truck into his estranged wife's vehicle, killing a pregnant passenger and her unborn daughter. A jury was empaneled to determine Appellant's sentence. The Supreme Court affirmed the sentence imposed, holding (1) Appellant's argument that the circuit court erred in admitting certain Ark. R. Evid. 404(b) evidence in the sentencing phase was not preserved for appeal; and (2) the circuit court did not err by failing to grant a mistrial after certain comments were made by the prosecutor during closing statements.
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