Baxter v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Calvert Baxter was found guilty of murder and sentenced to’ sixty-five years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, Baxter raises seven issues for review: (1) whether the State committed prosecutorial misconduct by charging a defense witness with the same crime shortly before trial; (2) whether Baxter was prejudiced by a continuance granted to the State; (3) whether the State put a witness on the stand who it knew would perjure himself; (4) whether the jurors were improperly separated after they started their deliberations; (5) whether an alleged improper communication between…