State v. Anderson

HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant Lewis Eugene Anderson III was convicted of first-degree burglary and first-degree murder for the fatal beating and stabbing of Ruth Patterson, and for stealing a small safe which belonged to her. We granted further review from a court of appeals decision reversing the convictions. The court of appeals majority based its reversal on two grounds: prose-cutorial misconduct and juror misconduct. Because we find no reversible error we vacate the decision of the court of appeals and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Violence and cruelty are hallmarks of murder cases.…