State v. Russell
Annotate this CaseKent Tyler, Yarvon Russell, James Shorter, and Leprese Williams were charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Richard Daughenbaugh. Tyler was tried separately from the other three defendants. At the trial of the three codefendants, Russell and Shorter were convicted of second-degree murder. Williams was acquitted. The court of appeals reversed Russell’s conviction, concluding that there was insufficient evidence to support a joint criminal conduct instruction. The Supreme Court vacated the decision of the court of appeals and affirmed the judgment of the district court, holding (1) there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict, and any erroneous submission of the joint criminal conduct instruction did not undermine the jury’s verdict; and (2) Russell’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel should be addressed in an action for postconviction relief.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.