State v. Stevens

AMY, Judge.

hThe defendant, Michael Kelly Stevens, confessed to stabbing the victim, Michael Welch, multiple times in the neck before taking Mr. Welch’s belongings. The defendant was subsequently convicted of first degree murder in connection with the death of Mr. Welch, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The defendant appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in allowing the State to show the jury an unredacted videotape of his interrogation containing references to the defendant’s prior convictions. For the following…