Thrift v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Thrift's felony-murder conviction and life sentence, holding that the evidence was sufficient even though Rouse's body was never found because Thrift repeatedly confessed and the confessions were corroborated by circumstantial evidence. The court also upheld the denial of a new trial and rejected challenges concerning mistrials, relevance, character evidence, cross-examination, hearsay, and cumulative error. The court concluded that any potential trial error was harmless and that the alleged errors did not collectively warrant a new trial.