holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion when denying a capital defendant a trial continuance where prior counsel - 42 - worked on the case for thirteen months before withdrawing, current counsel had been appointed to the matter two and one-half months prior to the trial setting, and many continuances had already been granted at the defendant’s request
How later courts described this case
- holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion when denying a capital defendant a trial continuance where prior counsel - 42 - worked on the case for thirteen months before withdrawing, current counsel had been appointed to the matter two and one-half months prior to the trial setting, and many continuances had already been granted at the defendant’s request
- holding that the victim’s skull was -19- relevant in illustrating the forensic pathologist’s testimony that he found a “signature” for the murder weapon
- admitting a skull on the basis that a forensic anthropologist found a “signature” for the murder weapon and thus the “cleaned, reconstructed skull was highly relevant in establishing identity”
- holding that the victim's cleaned and reconstructed skull 19 was admissible pursuant to Rule 403
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The opinion
ORDER ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
PER CURIAM.
The appellant, Victor James Cazes, has filed a petition for rehearing in this cause, which the Court has considered and concludes should be denied.
It is so ORDERED.