Phillip Justin Mcconnell v. State of Indiana
── Phillip Justin Mcconnell v. State of Indiana ──
Case No.: 24A-CR-00867
Court: Indiana Court of Appeals
Date: September 12, 2024
Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey
County of Origin: Morgan County
Category: Criminal
Decision: Affirmed
Judge Altice and Judge Mathias concur
On January 22, 2024, McConnell was brought to trial on two counts of Child
Molesting. Before voir dire commenced, the trial court advised the parties as
follows: “I don’t really do alternate jurors. We’re going to pick thirteen and
designate the alternate randomly at the conclusion of the evidence, so, that way
everyone think[s] they’re actually paying attention for a reason during the
course of the trial.” (Tr. Vol. II, pg.
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