State v. Diehl

EDMUNDS, Justice.

On 16 January 1996, defendant David Charles Diehl was indicted for first-degree murder. The case was tried capitally. The jury found defendant guilty of first-degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation. After a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended life imprisonment without parole, and on 10 March 1998, the court imposed sentence accordingly. In a split decision, the Court of Appeals vacated defendant’s conviction and judgment and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for mistrial. Judge…