State v. Watson

Defendant was convicted by a jury of attempted deliberate homicide, aggravated assault and burglary. The court designated him a dangerous offender and a persistent felony offender. He was sentenced to 100 years imprisonment on each count without possibility of parole or furlough. Defendant raises two issues on appeal:(1) Did the trial court err in instructing the jury on the law of mental disease and defect?(2) Was it cruel and unusual punishment to sentence the defendant to 300 years imprisonment without possibility of parole or furlough after finding that the defendant suffers, from a…