Opinion ID: 1060719
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: argument and evidence

Text: The defendant lists several instances in which the State mentioned the robbery during argument at the sentencing phase of the trial. According to the defendant, this shows that undue emphasis was placed on the invalid felony murder aggravating circumstance. We disagree with the defendant's assessment. We have carefully reviewed the State's argument. The State did not introduce any additional evidence in support of the invalid felony murder aggravating circumstance during the sentencing hearing. Taken as a whole, the State's argument did not emphasize the felony murder aggravating circumstance. The State's argument simply reminded the jury of the facts of the case, the circumstances of the offense, the defendant's version of the events, and the evidence impeaching the veracity of the defendant's version. We hold that the State did not place undue emphasis on the felony murder aggravating circumstance.