Harris v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Defendant of first-degree murder and sentencing him to life plus an additional term of imprisonment as a result of sentencing enhancements, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on his claims of error.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the circuit court did not err in denying Defendant's motion for a directed verdict; (2) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by admitting an officer’s cell phone recordings of a surveillance video from a store; (3) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by denying Defendant's motion for a new trial based upon jury misconduct; and (4) Defendant's remaining allegations of error were not preserved for appeal.
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