Weisheit v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of murder and felony arson resulting in serious bodily injury. The jury recommended the death penalty, and the trial court sentenced Defendant accordingly. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentence, holding (1) the trial court did not err in excluding a prison administration expert from testifying that Defendant could safely be incarcerated for the remainder of his natural life; (2) there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions; (3) the trial court did not commit reversible error in refusing to excuse twelve jurors for cause; (4) Defendant was not entitled to a mistrial after a juror placed a note in the jury room thanking jurors for their service to the deceased; (5) the district court did not err in refusing to suppress statements Defendant made to police; (6) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Defendant to death; and (7) the jury and the trial court properly considered and weighed Defendant’s offered mitigating circumstances.
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