State v. Paradis

BAKES, Justice.

Appellant appeals his conviction for first degree murder and the sentence of death imposed upon that conviction. Our review is in response to his appeal, and, in addition, we review this case pursuant to our duty to automatically review capital cases. I.C. § 19-2827.

In June of 1980, Scott Currier arrived in Spokane, Washington, with his fiancee. Sometime during that month they became acquainted with members of a Spokane motorcycle gang, including appellant, through a chance meeting in a Spokane park. Currier and the deceased, Kimberly Palmer, had known each other for five years…