Wentz v. State

ON DIRECT APPEAL AND ON PETITION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF

BOEHM, Justice.

Jason Wentz was convicted of felony murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, residential entry, and two counts of auto theft and sentenced to seventy-nine and one-half years imprisonment. He raises six issues for review, which we restate as five. He contends: (1) the trial court erred by telling the jury its understanding of the case at the beginning of jury selection; (2) the trial court erred by denying his motion for a change of venue; (8) the trial court erred by overruling his motion to exclude certain evidence; (4)…