Dorsey v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of life imprisonment plus fifteen years for a firearm enhancement, holding that there was no prejudicial error in the proceedings below.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held that the circuit court did not err by (1) admitting the victim's hearsay statements after finding they went to the victim's state of mind at the time of her death; (2) admitting an in-court identification; and (3) admitting evidence of Defendant's efforts to flee law enforcement in Texas and West Virginia as independently relevant to demonstrate a consciousness of guilt.
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