Pasha v. State
Annotate this CaseOn direct appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions of two counts of first-degree murder but vacated his two sentences of death. The death sentences were imposed after a nonunanimous jury recommended sentences of death. The failure to require a unanimous verdict as to each death sentence was not harmless, thus entitling Defendant to a new penalty phase based on Hurst v. State. As to Defendant’s guilt phase claims, the court held that no prejudicial error occurred. In addition, the court held that the evidence presented by the State was sufficient to sustain Defendant’s first-degree murder convictions. The court remanded the case for a new penalty phase.
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