Doty v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant pled guilty to first-degree murder. The trial court imposed a death sentence after weighing the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating circumstances. The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant’s conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death, holding (1) Appellant’s guilty plea was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered; (2) the trial court did not err in instructing the jury on the especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel aggravator; (3) the trial court did not err in permitting Appellant, who was proceeding pro se, to elicit testimony pertaining to his future dangerousness; (4) the trial court did not commit fundamental error in permitting the medical examiner to testify in a manner that implicated the Golden Rule; and (5) the sentence of death was proportionate in this case.
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