State v. O'NEAL

COZORT, Judge.

Defendant pled guilty to second degree murder and received a life sentence. He presents two arguments on appeal: (1) May the trial court find the aggravating factor of premeditation and deliberation where the only evidence in support of such factor is defendant’s own testimony at a separate trial of his codefendants? and (2) Did the trial court err by denying defendant’s motion for further mental evaluation and a continuance? We affirm the trial court on both issues.

Defendant was indicted on 15 July 1991 for the first degree murder of Calvin Hargrove. On 13 November 1992,…