State v. Grube

TROUT, Justice.

This is a murder case in which the defendant, Rauland J. Grube (Grube), was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Grube was convicted in 1991, for the 1983 shotgun murder of Amy Hossner (Amy) in Ashton, Idaho. On appeal, Grube challenges the conviction, sentence and the district court’s denial of his Rule 35 motion for reduction of sentence. We will address each issue in turn.

BACKGROUND

Amy Hossner was murdered while she slept in her bedroom in the early morning hours of June 4, 1983, by a single shotgun…