Lawshea v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction for two counts of capital felony murder and one count of aggravated robbery, holding that there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict.
On appeal, Defendant argued that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict, contending that there was insufficient corroboration of accomplice testimony to sustain the burden of proof for all charges. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that there was sufficient corroboration of the accomplice testimony, and the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict on all charges.
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