State v. Manthie

— The defendant, Richard Wayne Manthie, appeals from a conviction for aggravated first degree murder. He challenges the denial of a new trial because of pro-secutorial misconduct as well as various evidentiary rulings and the giving of certain jury instructions.

The primary issue on appeal is whether the State intentionally created a situation likely to induce the defendant to make incriminating statements to a cellmate, thus effectively denying his right to counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.

We affirm.

On December 29, 1981, the lifeless body of William Edmondson was found lying facedown…