State v. Morgan

PETERSON, Justice.

Defendant, William Morgan, was convicted by a jury of third-degree murder in the November 27, 1977, shooting death of Harlan Mack and was sentenced by the district court to 1 to 25 years in prison.

Defendant appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial on the grounds that a confession and a third-party statement were improperly admitted at trial; that the trial court erred in refusing to give requested instructions; that defendant was prejudiced by certain allegedly improper acts by the prosecution; that the judge was prejudiced and as a result defendant was denied a…