Court Opinion

ID: 7632792
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 18:57:49.781634+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:25:16.347364
License: Public Domain

MURDOCK, Justice (dissenting).
I respectfully dissent. I fully agree with what I consider to be the well reasoned opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and I incorporate that reasoning herein by this reference. Without implying any lesser agreement with other aspects of that court's opinion, I note my agreement with that court's understanding of a "de novo" trial and what it means to "wipe the slate clean" for purposes of such a trial. Moreover, I believe that the Court of Criminal Appeals correctly analyzes the concept of "unfair prejudice" and that this Court today embraces a new and, I believe, incorrect understanding of that concept that has inappropriate ramifications for both this case and future cases.