Heyne v. State

Justin Curtis Heyne appeals his convictions for the first-degree murders of Benjamin Hamilton, Sarah Buekoski, and Ivory Hamilton, and his sentence of death for the murder of Ivory.1 For the reasons stated below, we affirm his convictions and sentence.

I. BACKGROUND

On March 80, 2006, Sarah Buekoski returned to her home with her five-year-old daughter, Ivory Hamilton, to find Heyne and Ivory’s father, Benjamin Hamilton, engaged in a verbal dispute. The dispute centered on money Heyne owed to Benjamin and took place in the master bedroom, a 12-by 13-foot room in which law enforcement later…