Christopher Compton v. State of Indiana

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issues

[1] Following a trifurcated jury trial, Christopher Compton was convicted of three counts of felony murder and found to be an habitual offender. Compton appeals, raising two restated issues: (1) whether Compton was deprived of due process when the trial court allowed the media to Tweet live updates of his trial from the courtroom, and (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of Compton’s incriminatory statements. Concluding the trial court did not deprive Compton of due process nor did it err in admitting evidence of Compton’s…