State v. Hardman

¶1 Jeffrey L. Hardman was found guilty by a jury in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court of deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence. The court sentenced Hardman to 110 years in prison with no parole eligibility for thirty years. Hardman appeals his conviction and seeks a new trial. On appeal, we consider the following dispositive issue:

¶2 Whether the District Court made numerous erroneous evidentiary rulings amounting to cumulative error and requiring reversal.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 At approximately 4:40 p.m. on October 15, 2009, near Molt, Montana, Hardman shot and…