Smith v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of first-degree murder under the felony murder and premeditated theories in the deaths of Berthum Gibson and Keenethia Keenan and guilty of first-degree murder under the felony murder theory in the death of Desmond Robinson. Defendant was sentenced to death for the deaths of Gibson and Keenan. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentences, holding (1) the evidence was sufficient to support Defendant’s convictions under both the felony murder and premeditation theories; (2) the trial court did not err in giving additional weight to the felony murder aggravating circumstance; (3) Defendant’s death sentences were proportional; and (4) Defendant’s death sentences were not unconstitutional under Ring v. Arizona.
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