Gresham v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Craig L. Gresham was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder of Jerald Chilsom. He asserts, primarily, that he was deprived of a fair trial because the State failed to provide exculpatory material in a timely fashion. Because Gresham failed to show that earlier disclosure would have benefitted him, we affirm.

1. The State called Merriness McCain, Gresham’s lover and the victim’s former girl friend, as its first witness. She testified that she saw Gresham shoot the victim in the face with a shotgun. Asked about previous statements she made to the…