Boyd v. State

OPINION

BARTEAU, Judge.

Jerry Boyd appeals his conviction of attempted murder, a Class A felony, for which he received a thirty-year sentence. Two issues are raised, which Boyd states as:

1. Whether the trial court erred in admitting the knife into evidence when such evidence had no relevance or connection to the crime charged?

*7472. Whether Boyd was denied a fair trial by the discovery violations and failure of the State to provide exculpatory evidence to defense counsel?

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the verdict reveal that Boyd and the victim, Bobby Leverich, lived across the hall from…