Schnitker v. State

BURKE, Chief Justice.

[¶1] Appellant, John Michael Schnitker, challenges his conviction of first-degree felony murder on the grounds that the district court erred in preventing him from asserting self-defense as a defense to the charge. He also claims that the district court’s issuance of sentences for first-degree felony murder and for aggravated burglary, the underlying felony, violate constitutional protections against double jeopardy. We affirm Appellant’s felony murder conviction and remand to the district court for entry of an order vacating Appellant’s-sentence for the aggravated…