Nichols v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of capital murder. Defendant was sentenced to life without parole. Defendant appealed, arguing that the circuit court abused its discretion by declining to give his proffered, nonmodel jury instruction concerning when a juror, who has reasonable doubt about a defendant’s guilt on capital murder, may transition to the lesser-included offense of first-degree murder. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to give Defendant’s proffered modification, as the jury was properly instructed with regard to reasonable doubt.
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