Duff-Smith v. State

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• holding that it is well settled that the proper procedure when al- leging surprise due to violation of a trial court’s order for discovery is to object or ask for a postponement or continuance of the trial
• noting general rule that “the litigation of a pretrial motion does not automatically preserve error”
• upholding conviction of man for murdering his mother for remuneration where person he solicited to kill his mother enlisted aid of another person who, in turn, hired man that actually strangled her
• upholding conviction of man for murdering his mother for remuneration where person he solicited to kill his mother enlisted aid of another person who, in turn, hired man that actually strangled her
• defendant's \extreme haste to enjoy the fruits of [deceased's] estate\ considered corroborative of accomplice testimony
• evidence sufficient to sustain a conviction of capital murder for remuneration

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