State v. Dennison

ELMORE, Judge.

Darren William Dennison (defendant) appeals from judgment entered 20 May 2002 consistent with a jury verdict finding him guilty of the first degree murder of Chad Everette Spaul (Mr. Spaul), and the trial court’s subsequent imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment *376without parole. The underlying facts tend to show that Mr. Spaul died from knife wounds inflicted by defendant during an altercation between defendant and Mr. Spaul outside a bar. Because we conclude that on the facts of this case defendant’s right to a fair trial was unfairly prejudiced by the admission of…