State v. McAlister

¶ 1 Ashanti M. Mcalister appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury's verdict, convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide as a party to a crime. He also appeals a post-conviction order that denied his claim for a new trial on the ground that he has newly discovered evidence. We conclude that the circuit court properly denied his post-conviction claim without a hearing. Accordingly, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In early January 2013, police received a report that Evon Young was missing.1 The matter became a homicide investigation and, in due course, the State charged Mcalister and several…