Magee v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Over twenty years after being convicted of robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender, Johnny Ray Magee claimed to have discovered new evidence entitling him to post-conviction relief (PCR). He argues he recently learned his trial had been tainted because a juror had failed to disclose during voir dire her familial relationship with a law enforcement officer allegedly involved in his arrest. The Marion County Circuit Court held an evidentiary hearing and found Magee was not prejudiced by the juror’s failure to divulge that a person she…