Currin v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Appellant-defendant Louis Barry Currin appeals from a 1975 conviction for first degree murder. 1

The defendant raises four issues on appeal:

1. juror misconduct;

2. sufficiency of evidence;

8. refusal of defendant's tendered instructions regarding motive; and,

4. venue.

ISSUE I

In support of his motion to correct errors, defendant submitted affidavits from his parents. Their affidavits assert that during their son's trial, they observed one of the jurors conversing with the victim's father and other prosecution witnesses. Defendant's parents did not report the incident to anyone…