State v. Thompson

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions, holding that the forfeiture-by-wrongdoing doctrine requires proof by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant intentionally procured a witness’s unavailability. It also upheld the trial court’s finding that the defendant was complicit in the witness’s murder and concluded that any error in admitting evidence of that murder to show consciousness of guilt was harmless. No separate opinions were filed.