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WARD v. STATE

No. 74S00-0108-DP-361.

810 N.E.2d 1042 (2004)

Roy Lee WARD, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 30, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Ripstra, Ripstra Law Office, Jasper, IN, Lorinda Meier Youngcourt, Huron, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, James B. Martin, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

RUCKER, Justice.

Case Summary

As the result of a brutal slaying Roy Lee Ward was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was also convicted and sentenced to a term of years for rape and criminal deviate conduct. In this direct appeal Ward raises several issues for our review, one of which is that this case should not have been tried in the county where the crimes were committed because of community bias and pervasive pretrial publicity. The record...

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