Sindelar v. State

KAUTZ, Justice.

[¶1] A jury convicted Todd M. Sindelar of second-degree murder for shooting and killing Matthew Boyer. Mr. Sindelar asserts the district court committed several errors in instructing the jury. We conclude that, although some of the instructions were incorrect, Mr. Sindelar was not prejudiced by the errors and, accordingly, affirm.

ISSUES

[¶2] The issues on appeal are:

I. Did the district court commit plain error when it failed to properly instruct the jury on self-defense and the duty to retreat?

II. Did the district court commit plain error when it instructed the jury on…