Moody v. State

Summary

The court upheld Moody’s guilty plea and death sentences after concluding that the plea was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary and that no manifest injustice required its withdrawal. The court held that the plea waived nonjurisdictional constitutional claims arising before the plea, including challenges concerning self-representation, defense objectives, and the guilt-phase jury. It also rejected Moody’s challenges to jury composition, juror misconduct, victim-impact evidence, and prosecutorial conduct, and found sufficient evidence supporting the aggravating circumstances and death sentences.