State v. Moore

Moore presents twenty-six propositions of law for our consideration. We have considered all of the propositions of law raised by Moore and have independently reviewed Moore’s death sentence for appropriateness and *25proportionality. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and uphold the death sentence.

Pretrial Issues

In his first proposition of law, Moore argues that he was denied due process when the trial court denied his motion to reassign the trial judge. Judge William J. Morrissey was assigned by lot to Moore’s capital case pursuant to Loc.R. 7(H) of the…