Heavrin v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Jeramy Heavrin was found guilty of Murder 1 for the strangulation death of Jennifer Johnson. Defendant was sentenced to sixty years in jail. 2

Background

On July 11, 1994, defendant entered Johnson’s home and strangled her to death. Defendant claimed that he went to Johnson’s home to ask her out on a date, that she vehemently protested his proposal and that a physical altercation between the two broke out as a result. Defendant claimed that during the fight, Johnson’s shirt got wrapped around her neck and he accidentally strangled her. After hearing the evidence…