State v. LaRosa
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals affirming Defendant's conviction and sentence for one count each of aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and attempted rape, holding that the trial court did not erred in denying Defendant's motion to suppress his socks and underwear, but the error was harmless.
After the murder in this case, Defendant was taken to the hospital and examined. Defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence obtained from his hospital room, including the hospital's washcloth, scrapings taken from his fingernails, and his socks and underwear. The trial court denied the motion to suppress, and the court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to suppress the washcloth and fingernail scrapings; and (2) the trial court erred in denying Defendant's motion to suppress his socks and underwear, but the error was harmless.
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