Hargroves v. Commonwealth
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court convicting Defendant of murder, first-degree assault, and first-degree wanton endangerment of a child, holding that there was no prejudicial error in the proceedings below.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying requested instructions on extreme emotional disturbance and voluntary intoxication; (2) the prosecutor did not improperly reenact Defendant's theory of the shooting during the direct examination of the medical examiner; and (3) the trial court properly applied the law in denying Defendant's motion to suppress.
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