Davis v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Purvis Davis was convicted of murder on December 10, 1983, at the conclusion of a jury trial in the Grant Superior Court II. The trial court declared a hung jury on the death penalty recommendation and proceeded to sentence Appellant to sixty (60) years. On direct appeal Appellant raises the following issues:

1. whether the trial court erred in denying his request for a change of venue;

2. whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the death penalty request because the request was made vindictively and in an untimely manner;

3. whether…