Cone v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court finding Defendant guilty of capital murder, abuse of a corpse, and theft of property, holding that Defendant was not entitled to reversal of his convictions based on his allegations of error.
On appeal, Defendant argued, among other things, that the district court erred when it denied his directed verdict motion on the charges. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the circumstantial evidence in this case excluded every reasonable hypothesis other than Defendant's guilt; (2) the circuit court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to suppress; and (3) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by admitting into evidence autopsy photos.
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