State v. Frederick

On August 4, 1976, Richard Frederick, a 16-year-old high school student, deliberately shot and killed Steven Tisdale, age 24. Frederick was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. He appeals from that conviction and raises the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing defense counsel's request to interview prospective jurors individually outside the presence of other jurors, regarding their exposure to pretrial publicity.

2. Whether an amendment to the information after the defense had rested its case prejudiced defendant.

3. Whether there was evidence…