Jervis v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

In a retrial, a jury convicted Mark Michael Jervis of the murder 1 of Terri Jolene Boyer. The trial court sentenced Jervis to sixty years in prison. In this direct appeal, Jervis raises several issues related to the admissibility of physical evidence and testimony at his trial. He also contests the dismissal of a juror prior to deliberations. This case particularly involves application of the “statement against penal interest” exception to the hearsay rule under Indiana Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3). We affirm.

Factual & Procedural Background

On August 14,1993, Terri Boyer went on a…