State v. Filiaggi

In this appeal, defendant raises twelve propositions of law. We sustain defendant’s fourth proposition of law and remand the cause to the trial court. We affirm defendant’s aggravated-murder conviction, and after independently reviewing the record, weighing the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating factors, and examining the proportionality of the death sentence in this case to the penalty imposed in similar cases, we affirm defendant’s sentence of death.

Competency to Stand Trial

The trial proceedings were set to begin on July 11, 1995. Defendant had entered a plea of not guilty by…