Chelsea L. Crossland v. State of Indiana

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Crossland’s murder conviction, holding that pretrial publicity did not establish that any seated juror was unable to be impartial and that she was not entitled to an additional peremptory challenge. The court also held that excluding hearsay impeachment evidence did not violate her constitutional right to present a complete defense, and that any error would have been harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because the evidence of guilt was overwhelming.