Engberg v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

Once again this court is called upon to perform the somber duty of reviewing a *544capital sentence imposed by a jury in a first-degree murder case' to determine whether it is justified under the law. The appellant also was convicted of armed robbery. The issues posed and argued by the appellant encompass his contentions that individual voir dire is constitutionally required in a capital case; the State should not selectively use peremptory challenges in such a case; there is insufficient evidence of intent to kill in this case; the jury was improperly permitted to consider that…