State v. Porter

Substitute Opinion

The Court’s Prior Opinion Dated February 4,1997 is Hereby Withdrawn.

ON REHEARING

TROUT, Chief Justice.

This is a first-degree murder case in which the defendant was accused of violently beating a woman who previously had been the defendant’s girlfriend. This case is before us on the direct appeal, the denial of the post-conviction petition, and this Court’s statutory obligation to review the imposition of the death penalty pursuant to I.C. § 19-2827. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

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BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

George Junior Porter (Porter) was convicted…