Maxey v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant John Wallace Maxey was convicted of killing his employer in the pizza restaurant where he worked. He appeals, claiming that certain procedural and evidentiary rulings unfairly prejudiced him. Finding the rulings proper or otherwise resulting in harmless error, we affirm.

We have jurisdiction over this direct appeal because the longest single sentence exceeds 50 years. Ind. Const, art. VII, § 4; Ind. Appellate Rule 4(A)(7).

Background

The facts most favorable to the verdict reveal that on October 31, 1996, someone walked into the Stonehouse Pizza restaurant and shot…