Goodner v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Gary Goodner was convicted of the murder of Robert Clark and was sentenced to sixty-five years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, Goodner raises three issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in admitting Good-ner’s statement to the police in violation of his federal and state constitutional rights; (2) whether Goodner was denied a fair trial because the prosecution did not timely inform defense counsel of favorable arrangements made with a State’s witness in exchange for testimony against Goodner; and (3) whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a prior…