Purtell v. State

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• holding that photographs showing the body after having been moved from the position in which it was discovered were probative of the manner in which the deceased was killed as well as the condition of the body and the locations of the wounds
• holding that photographs showing the body after having been moved from the position in which it was discovered were probative of the manner in which the deceased was killed as well as the condition of the body and the locations of the wounds
• holding that photographs showing the body after 10 having been moved from the position in which it was discovered were probative of the manner in which the deceased was killed as well as the condition of the body and the locations of the wounds
• finding no abuse of discretion where trial court admitted allegedly gruesome photos reflecting deceased with towel used to strangle him
• applying Sixth Amendment analysis and concluding that, although defendant has right to be warned and counsel has right to be informed of proposed examination, defendant has no right to have counsel present during examination
• A defendant does not have a right to counsel’s personal attendance at a competency examination in a criminal case.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).