State v. Stafford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Lawrence C. Stafford from his convictions and sentencing for two counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated burglary, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for 40 years for the murder offenses. The other sentences were to run concurrently with each other and with the murder sentences.

The defendant raises several evidentiary issues and claims the trial court erred in replacing a juror during the sentencing phase…