State v. Griffin

Judge Billings’ able opinion deals correct ly with most of the issues in this ease, which was generally well tried. I regret that I cannot join in the affirmance, but I believe that the defendant was improperly burdened by evidence, which should not have been admitted, of the May 13,1980 shooting involving Robert Campbell. The only eyewitness to the murder had a seriously flawed background, and his ability to observe and identify the gunman was also subject to question. The error, then, was prejudicial, and the only solution is a new trial.

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