Grubbs v. State (Majority, with Concurring and Dissenting)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court refusing to instruct the jury on two instructions proffered by Defendant at a resentencing hearing, holding that the circuit court did not err or abuse its discretion.
Defendant, who was seventeen years old at the time of the offense, pled guilty to capital murder. After Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), was decided, it was determined that Defendant should be resentenced by a jury. After a resentencing hearing, the jury imposed a sentence of life in prison. Defendant appealed, challenging the circuit court's rejection of two jury forms proffered by Defendant. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the requested jury instructions.
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