State v. Jones

ORR, Justice.

Defendant was indicted on 21 October 1996 for the first-degree murders of Julie Marie Hansen and Maia C. Witzl. Defendant was simultaneously indicted for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury (AWDWISI) on Aline J. Iodice, Melinda P. Warren, and Margaret F. Penney. The State later reduced the charge related to Penney to assault with a deadly weapon (AWDW). On 10 February 1997, an additional indictment charged defendant with AWDWISI on Lea Temple Billmeyer and driving while impaired (DWI).

Defendant was tried capitally at the 21 April 1997 Criminal Session of…