Legal Opinion

Myers v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 30, 2008No. 55A05-0703-CR-148PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRADFORD, Judge.

Today we state once again that a defendant is entitled to a fair trial, not a perfect trial. Concluding the imperfections in the murder trial of John Myers II did not deprive him of a fair trial, we affirm.

Myers appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for Murder, a felony, 1 for which the trial court sentenced him to sixty-five years in the Department of Correction. Upon appeal, Myers challenges his conviction on the following grounds, including alleged errors by the trial court:(i) by denying his motion for change of venue;(ii) by denying his motions in limine…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. White v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Jordan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Stephenson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Moore v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Stephenson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Derrick Weedman v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. Michael Inman v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
  3. John Myers v. Ron NealCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. John R. Myers II v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. Larry Bell v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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