Mathew W. McCallister v. State of Indiana

Slaughter, Justice.

A Warrick County jury convicted Mathew McCallister of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In this direct appeal, McCallister challenges (i) the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions, (ii) various evidentiary rulings by the trial court, and (iii) the propriety of his sentence. We affirm the trial court's judgment.

Factual and Procedural History

We recite the facts most favorable to the judgment. During February 2014, Defendant, Mathew McCallister, lived with his girlfriend, Kelli Wyrick, in a series…