State v. Evins

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• noting that the appellate court must give the trial court's findings concerning purposeful discrimination great deference and not set them aside unless clearly erroneous
• holding the defendant bears the burden of proving actual juror prejudice from the pretrial publicity
• affirming death sentence where defendant kidnapped victim, sexually assaulted her, and stabbed her twelve times
• affirming death sentence where defendant kidnapped victim, sexually assaulted her, and stabbed her twelve times
• finding defendant did not prove he suffered any prejudice from the denial of his motion to change venue based on pre-trial publicity even where seven of the twelve seated jurors \had some knowledge of the case\ because (1
• death sentence warranted where defendant was convicted of murder, kidnapping, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and grand larceny

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