Martin v. Flanagan

Opinion

BEACH, J.

The petitioner, Carlton Martin, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his petition for a new trial, which was based on allegedly newly discovered evidence. On appeal, the petitioner claims *546that the court improperly granted the motion in limine of the respondent state’s attorney1 to preclude certain out-of-court statements from the hearing on his petition.2 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the petitioner’s appeal. After a jury trial, the petitioner was convicted of felony…