Kriner v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Harroll Kriner was convicted of murder and sentenced to fifty-five years imprisonment. His direct appeal presents the following issues for our review:

I. Was the evidence sufficient to support the conviction?

II. Did the trial court err in refusing Kriner’s tendered jury instruction stating that absence of motive “may be considered by the jury as a circumstance favorable to the accused”?

III.Did the trial court err in denying Kriner’s request for a state-funded expert on trace evidence?

We affirm.

Factual and Procedural History

Just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 2,1996, the body of…