Legal Opinion

State v. King

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 28, 2013No. DA 12-0103PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat

¶1 Nathan King (King) appeals from an order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, entered after a jury convicted him of one count of deliberate homicide and one count of aggravated assault. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issues for review:

¶3 Issue One: Did the District Court err by excluding evidence of justifiable use of force as a defense to the charge of deliberate homicide?

¶4 Issue Two: Did the District Court err by excluding evidence of Terrey’s prior mental health history, suicide attempts and cutting behavior, and did this exclusion violate King’s Sixth…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. DerbyshireMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. SundayMontana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. State v. MillerMontana Supreme Court · 1988
  4. State v. DanielsMontana Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State v. RaugustMontana Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. State v. StanleyMontana Supreme Court · 2015

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