Hartfield v. State

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Joseph Ronald Hartfield (“Hart-field”) was convicted of conspiracy to murder his wife, Tabitha Hartfield (“Tabitha”). Hartfield argues that: he was denied his fundamental constitutional right to present a defense by the exclusion of letters writ*1102ten by a codefendant; he was erroneously denied a peremptory challenge; his trial was rendered unfair by the admission of “bad acts” evidence; the evidence was insufficient to support the conspiracy conviction; and the verdict was not supported by the weight of evidence. We find reversible error and remand for a new…