Coy v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Roger Coy, Jr. was convicted of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1, and burglary, Ind.Code § 35-43-2-1. The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of sixty years for murder and ten years for burglary.

Coy’s contentions in his direct appeal focus on selection of the jury and admission of autopsy photographs, in particular:

1. Whether the prosecutor committed misconduct when, during voir dire, he:

a. told the jury that a prosecutor acts as a “minister of justice,” or

b. told the jury that Coy, if convicted, would not be sentenced to death or life in prison, or

c. advised…