State v. Smith
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of one count of murder and one count of felony murder. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court (1) properly admitted evidence of uncharged sexual misconduct; (2) properly rejected Defendant’s claim under Brady v. Maryland that he was denied a fair trial because the state failed to disclose an alleged agreement or understanding with a key witness that she would be given a benefit if she testified for the state, as there was no agreement or understanding between the witness and the state prior to her testimony; and (3) properly permitted the prosecutor to exercise a peremptory challenge with respect to an African-American venireperson.
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