Lawrence v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Spencer Lawrence was convicted in the Jackson County Circuit Court of capital murder for the death of Jermaine Kelly. He was sentenced to life imprisonment ■without the possibility of parole. On appeal, Lawrence raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court should have suppressed evidence gathered from Lawrence’s cell phone and Lawrence’s statements made to one of the police officers; (2) whether Lawrence’s rifle and photographs of the rifle were more prejudicial than probative; (3) whether Lawrence was denied a fair trial based on comments made in the…