State v. Grant

Donald Dean Grant, the defendant, appeals his convictions for deliberate homicide and attempted deliberate homicide following a jury trial. He raises issues concerning the alternate juror’s presence with other jurors after the submission of the case; the conduct of the prosecutor, defense counsel and the District Court Judge; the admissibility of several items of evidence; the adequacy of the information; and the effectiveness of defense counsel's representation. We affirm.

Two out-of-state motorcyclists, Jay Witteman and Carl Warbitsky, arrived in Arlee, Montana, sometime after 3:30 a.m. on…