State v. Sneed

Appellant has raised thirty-two propositions of law. Each has been thoroughly reviewed and, for the reasons stated below, we find all to be without merit, and uphold appellant’s convictions and death sentence.

I

In his first proposition of law, appellant argues that the trial court should have suppressed a handgun obtained by a warrantless search of his apartment. The handgun, a .25 caliber Raven-Arms automatic, was discovered in appellant’s apartment under the mattress of the bed he shared with Roxanne Goosby. Subsequent ballistic tests verified that this was the weapon used to kill Rowan.

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