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State v. Boone1/30/2004
ed over a coffee table in a semi-kneeling position. Eads had multiple burns, smoke, and soot on his face and body, and he had blood around his face.
The arson investigator testified that the front and back door to the residence were unlocked and no signs of forced entry were discovered. He opined that the fire was intentionally set in a bookshelf in the dining room. He also testified that Eads' burns were not consistent with the position he was in during the time of the fire.
At the scene, police officers found a candlestick with blood and hair and a wooden staff with blood and biological matter. A computer printer was found on the dining room floor but no computer monitor or tower processing unit was discovered in the home. The serial number on the computer boxes in the house matched the serial number of the monitor subsequently discovered in the trunk of the car the defendant had been driving. Cans of Milwaukee's Best beer were found in the kitchen and on the front lawn. Steward's fingerprint was found on the beer can on the front lawn.
The coroner who performed the autopsy observed burns on 50% of Eads' body, blunt force injuries to his head and arms, bruising to his brain, and a stab wound on his head. He opined that the cause of death was smoke inhalation and thermal burns but the blunt force injuries and stab wound to the head contributed to his death. Eads had cocaine and marijuana metabolites in his system and a blood alcohol level of .18.
The following morning at approximately 10:50 a.m., the defendant, Steward, and Josh Huffman were observed on a surveillance tape trying to pawn a GPX stereo.
Steward and Huffman then went to Farinas' house and asked him to come to the Christner house because they had items to sell. Farinas went to the Christner house around 12:30 p.m. and saw a computer monitor, a CD receiver, two speakers, and PC unit in the trunk of Cory Christner's car. The defendant was at Christner's house at this time.
Police executed a search warrant for the Christner residence Friday evening. They found the defendant hiding in the attic and arrested him. Later tests of the jeans the defendant was wearing revealed bloodstains, which upon examination revealed DNA consistent with the defendant's DNA, with minor contributions from Eads. Blood on one of Steward's shoes was also examined, revealing DNA consistent with Eads' DNA and with minor contributions from Steward.
Cory Christner's car was parked behind the Christner residence. Chelsie Christner testified that the defendant borrowed Cory's car on Thursday and he returned the keys to her on Friday afternoon. Farinas witnessed the defendant returning the keys to Chelsie.
Police officers searched the car and discovered a stone with blood on it, two speakers, a GPX stereo, and Gateway computer equipment consisting of a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, and a modem. Steward's fingerprints were found on the car; the defendant's fingerprints were found on the computer modem. Blood on the stone was examined, revealing blood consistent with Eads' blood.
The defendant was charged with premeditated first-degree murder, felony murder with aggravated robbery or aggravated arson as the underlying felony, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and aggravated arson. The defense did not request, nor did the district court instruct the jury on, any lesser included offense. The jury was given an aiding and abetting instruction.
The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder on the combined theories of premeditated and felony murder and was found guilty on all the remaining charges. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possi
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