The Associated Press
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of the man convicted in the 2000 slaying of 19-year-old Indiana University student Jill Behrman.
Chief Justice Randall Shepard says the supreme court justices reviewed and discussed the case before rejecting the appeal of John Myers II.
The 32-year-old Myers is serving a 65-year sentence.
His attorney, Patrick Baker, had argued Myers was denied a fair trial for a variety of reasons including pretrial publicity in Morgan County, inappropriate testimony, and jury misconduct.
The Indiana Court of Appeals earlier upheld Myers’ conviction.
