People v. Thompson
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of both conspiracy to murder and the first-degree murder of her husband. The jury set the penalty at death after weighing aggravating and mitigating evidence presented by the parties. The Supreme Court affirmed the guilt and penalty judgments in their entirety, holding (1) the trial court’s determinations that seven jurors were all substantially impaired and subsequent exclusion of the jurors due to their views on the death penalty was adequately supported by the record; (2) the trial court did not err by denying Defendant’s motions to sever her trial from that of her codefendant; (3) the trial court did not commit reversible error in its rulings regarding several discovery issues; (4) the trial court did not err in its evidentiary rulings; (4) the jury instructions were proper; and (5) no prejudicial error occurred during the penalty phase of trial.
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