State v. Hipps

PARKER, Justice.

Defendant was indicted 4 December 1995 for the first-degree murder of Shelia Dianne Wall1 on 3 November 1995. In May 1996 he was tried capitally and found guilty of first-degree murder. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of death; and the trial court entered judgment accordingly. For the reasons discussed herein, we conclude that the jury selection, the guilt-innocence phase, and the capital sentencing proceeding of defendant’s trial were free from prejudicial error and that the death sentence is not disproportionate.

The State’s evidence…