State v. Barnard

PARKER, Justice.

Defendant was tried capitally on an indictment charging him with the first-degree murder of Bruce Dixon Williams (“victim”). The jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of first-degree murder upon theories of (i) malice, premeditation, and deliberation and (ii) lying in wait. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation after a capital sentencing proceeding, the trial court entered judgment sentencing defendant to life imprisonment. For the reasons discussed herein, we conclude that defendant’s trial was free from prejudicial error and uphold his conviction and…