Conte v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of two counts of capital murder and two counts of firearm enhancements. Appellant was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the capital murders. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentences, holding (1) substantial evidence supported Appellant’s convictions and sentences; (2) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Appellant’s motion to dismiss based on prosecutorial delay; (3) the circuit court did not err in granting the State’s motion in limine to prevent Appellant from introducing evidence that third persons may have committed the murders; and (4) the circuit court did not err its rulings on five evidentiary issues regarding relevancy.
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