State v. Pinch

COPELAND, Justice.

Defendant brings forward many assignments of error which he contends require a new trial of these crimes, or a new sentencing hearing, or both. We disagree and affirm the sentences of death imposed upon the jury’s recommendations.

At the outset, we must note that defendant’s appellate counsel filed a brief which is 109 pages long.1 A defendant who stands convicted in a capital case is, of course, entitled to effective and diligent advocacy in the presentation of his appeal. However, defendant’s brief seems unduly lengthy and quite repetitious. Common sense dictates that there…