Montanaro v. State

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

In this first-degree murder case, appellant Lawrence James Montanaro appeals from an order denying his petition for *728posteonviction relief. The petition, which Montanaro filed after the statute of limitations for filing a posteonviction petition expired, alleged that Montanaro was entitled to a new trial because the trial court’s self-defense jury instruction and the prosecutor’s closing argument contained plain errors that affected his substantial rights. Montanaro’s appeal presents two issues. First, whether Montanaro established that his petition fell within an…