Mississippi Supreme Court· 12/14/1998

Bell v. State

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725 So. 2d 836
1998 WL 334709

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prosecutor may comment upon any facts introduced into evidence and draw whatever deductions seem proper from those facts
no error where prosecutor argued that murder victim planned to own his own store and stated that victim's life now was reduced to trial exhibits
prosecutor may comment upon any facts introduced into evidence and draw whatever deductions seem proper from those facts
“Mere acquaintance or even family relationships with parties or those related to parties is not sufficient to require that a juror be excused for cause”
“[The prosecutor] may comment upon any facts introduced into evidence.” (alteration in original) (quoting Davis v. State, 684 So. 2d 643, 656 (Miss. 1996))
“In recognition of the fact that future dangerousness bears on all sentencing determinations, the United States 20 Supreme Court has approved consideration by juries of that factor.” (citing Simmons v. South Carolina, 512 U.S. 154, 162, 114 S. Ct. 2187, 129 L. Ed. 2d 133 (1994))

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