State v. Coleman

Appellant has raised twelve propositions of law. Each has been reviewed and for the reasons which follow we find them without merit and uphold the appellant’s convictions and death sentence.

I

Appellant asserts in his first proposition of law that he was denied his constitutional right to a fair capital trial due to the introduction of evidence of unadjudicated crimes from other jurisdictions.

During the trial the prosecution introduced evidence of approximately ten other criminal acts. The purpose of presenting this evidence was twofold. First, the state’s burden of proof on the first…