State v. Jackson

We have reviewed Jackson’s seventeen propositions of law, independently assessed the evidence relating to the death sentence, balanced the aggravating circumstance against possible mitigating factors, and evaluated the proportionality of the sentence to those imposed in similar cases. As a result, we affirm the convictions and sentence of death.

I

Exculpatory Evidence

In his first proposition of law, Jackson asserts the prosecution *33violated his constitutional rights by failing to disclose crucial and material exculpatory evidence. The state argues that Jackson failed to prove suppression of…