State v. Spry

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This is a direct appeal by defendant George R. Spry from his conviction by a jury of premeditated first-degree murder. A hard 40 sentence was imposed against him. Spry seeks reversal of his conviction and, in the alternative, reversal of his sentence.

We affirm the first-degree murder conviction.. In affirming the conviction of first-degree murder, we consider, but do not find persuasive, Spiy’s contentions that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; (2) the district court-erred by refusing to instruct the jury on the…