Godby v. State

The defendant, Tim L. Godby, was convicted of murder 1 for the December 9,1995 slaying of Jeffrey A. Asberry in New Castle, Indiana. We find that this appeal presents three issues: (1) admissibility of a taped conversation between the defendant and police; (2) propriety of juror conduct and court responses to jury questions; and (3) newly discovered evidence.

Admissibility of Taped Conversation

The defendant contends that the trial court erroneously allowed into evidence a tape recording of his telephone conversations with police, made without Miranda warnings, while his residence was under…