Maginnis v. State

OPINION

Appellants contend we must reverse their conviction by jury of first degree murder because of (1) the admission of statements made by one appellant implicating the other in the crime, (2) the admission of a witness’s testimony given before a grand jury, (3) the State’s failure to comply with a discovery order, and (4) the admission of the victims’ photographs. We disagree.

1. In the presence of each other and other witnesses, each appellant made extra judicial out-of-custody statements wherein each discussed the homicides in detail and implicated the other as well as himself. The…