State v. Waller
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of felony murder and aggravated kidnapping. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions and sentences, holding (1) assuming the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on lesser included offenses of aggravated kidnapping, the error was harmless, and the court did not err in failing to give a self-defense instruction; (2) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in failing to grant Defendant’s motion for a mistrial; (3) the trial court did not err in using a juvenile adjudication to determine Defendant’s criminal history for sentencing purposes; and (4) Defendant’s convictions and sentences for felony murder and aggravated kidnapping did not violate the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy.
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