Andrew S. Satterfield v. State of Indiana

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• concluding that the brutal nature of the defendant’s crimes did not warrant reducing his LWOP sentence after he shot his mother multiple times and set the house on fire
• noting that \skilled witness testimony is helpful because it involves conclusions that escape the average observer\
• noting that “lay and skilled witnesses testify from their perceptions” and that “[s]killed witnesses . . . possess knowledge beyond that of the average juror”
• affirming a jury’s rejection of a GBMI verdict where the evidence supported a conclusion that the defendant was acting deceitfully
• stating officer could give lay opinion regarding demeanor and credibility, which was helpful to the jury because the testimony gave “substance to facts, which were difficult to articulate”
• internal Court of Appeals of Indiana | Opinion 23A-CR-1573 | April 19, 2024 Page 7 of 26 quotation omitted

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