State v. Evans
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, arson, and aggravated burglary, holding that there was no abuse of discretion in the admission of particular evidence at trial and no error in the denial of Defendant's request for a mental health evaluation.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the trial court did not improper hearsay evidence; (2) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of prior misconduct on Defendant's part for the purposes of showing motive, intent, and identity; and (3) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's presentence request for a mental health evaluation.
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