State v. Turner
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the appellate court concluding that the trial court's instructions in this criminal case, while improper, did not impact Defendant's due process right to a fair trial, holding that the appellate court did not err.
Defendant was convicted of three counts of robbery in the first degree, two counts of felony murder, and other offenses for her involvement in two murders. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the trial court's instructions on robbery and felony murder were improper but provided the jury with a legally valid but factually unsupported basis for finding Defendant guilty. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court's instructions provided the jury with a legally valid and factually supported alternative basis for finding Defendant guilty of robbery and felony murder; and (2) therefore, Defendant could not establish that the trial court's error more probably than not affected the jury's verdict.
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