Reynolds v. State

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Garry Reynolds appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The facts relevant to Reynolds’ appeal are summarized below.

On April 16, 1982, Reynolds was convicted of murder following a trial by jury. Reynolds filed a direct appeal in which he questioned the propriety of the trial court’s ex parte communication with the jury, the admission into evidence of photographs of the deceased victim, the refusal to give tendered instructions and the sufficiency of the evidence. Reynolds’ conviction was upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court.…