Mackrell v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Appellant of capital murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, and theft of property, holding that no prejudicial error occurred.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in (1) refusing Appellant's proposed jury instructions regarding lack of criminal responsibility; (2) admitting photographs of the victim's remains; (3) denying Appellant's motion in limine seeking to prevent the prosecution from claiming to represent “the people”; and (4) declining to grant Appellant's motion for a mistrial when the prosecution told the jury that Appellant never once said he was sorry.
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