Legal Opinion
James F. Griffith v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 29, 2016No. 27S00-1503-LW-145PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Direct Appeal
RUSH, Chief Justice.
James Griffith was convicted of murder, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery, and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole (“LWOP”). On direct appeal, he claims (1) he was denied due process in discovery; (2) he was denied his right to a speedy trial; (3) the trial court abused its discretion in denying his requests to hire at public expense expert witnesses in DNA and blood spatter; (4) the trial court committed fundamental error by allowing witnesses to remain in the courtroom during opening statements; (5) the trial court abused…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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