State v. Byram

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• holding that death sentence was proper where the defendant entered the victim's home, stabbed her to death, and stole the victim's handbag and automobile
• holding that death sentence was proper where the defendant entered the victim’s home, stabbed her to death, and stole the victim’s handbag and automobile
• recognizing a party may not argue one ground at trial and another on appeal
• applying case law in effect at time of defendant’s trial, not new Rule 607 on impeachment that took effect later
• stating to be preserved for appeal, an issue must be raised to and ruled on by the trial judge
• contrasting victim impact evidence that is “relevant for the jury to meaningfully assess appellant’s moral culpability and blameworthiness” from evidence “so unduly prejudicial as to render [the] trial fundamentally unfair”

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