State v. Zumberge

After a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, and other crimes. The district court sentenced Appellant to consecutive terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for the murder and attempted murder convictions. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions, holding that the district court did not err when it (1) excluded evidence that Defendant claimed was relevant to an element of his self-defense claim; (2) denied Defendant’s request for a third-degree murder instruction; and (3) denied Defendant’s pretrial motion to dismiss the first-degree murder charge. View "State v. Zumberge" on Justia Law