State v. Tisius
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Defendant Michael Tisius was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for killing two law enforcement officers and was sentenced to death. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court, holding that the circuit court did err in (1) admitting the certified court record of the complaint for Defendant's conviction for possession of a prohibited item in the department of corrections; (2) overruling Defendant's objections to the State's cross-examination of his expert; (3) failing to intercede sua sponte at multiple times during the State's closing argument; (4) submitting verdict mechanics instructions or mitigating circumstances instructions; and (5) sentencing Defendant to death, as the imposition of the death penalty met the statutory requirements.
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