State v. McCord

A jury from the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, convicted Janice McCord, the defendant, of conspiracy to commit deliberate homicide in violation of 45-4-102, MCA. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

Defendant raises the following issues for review:(1) Did the District Court violate hearsay rules and defendant’s right to confrontation by admitting testimony of Alan Foster’s (Foster’s) statements where Foster was not available to testify?(2) Did the State’s delay in processing swab tests constitute negligent suppression of exculpatory evidence, violate due process and require…