State v. Meyer

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

The state contends that the district court clearly erred by dismissing a felony-murder charge against respondent in favor of the more specific charge of controlled-substance murder for a death caused by a methamphetamine-laboratory explosion. Because we conclude that the district court did not err, we affirm.

FACTS

In January 2001, materials allegedly used to manufacture methamphetamines exploded in the basement of a house where they were stored. The explosion critically injured an occupant of the house, James Erick Chilson. Witnesses told an officer who was near the scene…