Carter v. State

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. The questions presented are (1) whether the indictment and charge of the court authorized a conviction for capital murder on the basis of an aggravating factor not included in the controlling statute; (2) whether the court’s charge to the jury should have included an instruction on the lesser included offense of murder; (3) whether the prosecutor engaged in jury argument that was so improper as to require reversal; (4) whether several oral statements of appellant given while in custody were properly…