State v. Morse

Defendant Robert Morse appeals his conviction of solicitation following a jury trial in the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. Morse, along with codefendant Ray Brown, was charged by information on November 19, 1985 with two counts: Count I, conspiracy (aggravated kidnapping); and Count II, conspiracy (deliberate homicide). On January 24, 1986, the information was amended to include solicitation to encourage or facilitate aggravated kidnapping and deliberate homicide, a felony, against Morse only as Count III. Joint-trial was held from February 24, 1986 to March 10, 1986. The jury…