In re Anonymous No. 48 D.B. 77

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• finding that helplessness and senselessness alone are not enough
• noting the State “must carry its burden of proof on uncontested issues as well as contested ones” and, therefore, rejecting an assertion that photos of the deceased were irrelevant because they were “probative only of matters not in dispute”
• “The method and scope of voir dire is left to the discretion of the trial judge.”
• pursuant to Rule 803(19), son of murder victim allowed to testify to his father's birth date and age; victim's age can be proven by \testimony of people who knew him\
• “Because the trial court is best situated to conduct the Rule 403 balance, we will reverse its ruling only for abuse of discretion.” (citation omitted)
• a person is seized for Fourth Amendment purposes when \police conduct would have communicated to a reasonable person that he was not at liberty to ignore the police presence and go about his business.\

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