State v. Mouelle

CHUTICH, Justice.

*710Appellant Vern Jason Mouelle was found guilty by a jury of first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree premeditated murder of an unborn child. In this direct appeal, Mouelle asserts four claims. He first contends that structural error occurred when the district court judge presided over Mouelle's jury trial after hearing a comment by defense counsel during an ex parte conversation that suggested that Mouelle might commit perjury. Mouelle next argues that his right to effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution was violated…