Smith v. State

On December 10, 2015, the bodies of Cherrish Allbright and her unborn child were found buried in an unmarked grave. Cherrish had an arrow through her back and she had suffered two, severe, blunt-force impacts to the back of her head, which caused her death. Brad Hunter Smith was arrested and charged with her murder. Following a jury trial in Cleveland County, he was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, he only raises issues regarding the punishment phase of his trial. We affirm the conviction and sentence.

Smith does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence on…