State v. Hatfield

Justice Ingrid Gustafson delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***510¶1 Adam Hatfield (Adam) appeals his conviction for deliberate homicide following a jury trial in the Second Judicial District, Butte-Silver Bow County. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Did the District Court violate Adam's right of presence and thus commit reversible error?

2. Did the District Court err by failing to make a record of critical stages of Adam's trial?

3. Did the District Court err by failing to ensure the proceedings in this matter were public?

4. Did the District Court abuse its discretion…