Hackett v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

William Hackett was convicted of the murder of Carol Wilson and burglary as a Class A felony. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of sixty and forty-five years, respectively. He raises two issues for our review in this direct appeal: (1) whether he is entitled to a new trial because an alternate juror observed him in his jail clothes and (2) whether the trial court erred in its finding of aggravating and mitigating circumstances. We affirm the trial court.

Factual and Procedural Background

The following facts were reported in Hackett’s statement to police. Hackett began dating…