State v. Bedford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Derek L. Bedford was convicted by a jury of premeditated first-degree murder, and the court imposed a hard 40 sentence. Bedford appeals his conviction and sentence, raising the following issues:

1. Did the district court abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s request for a continuance of the trial date?

2. Was evidence of a history of domestic violence between the victim and her estranged husband improperly excluded?

3. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in permitting the State to use the preliminary hearing testimony of Kim…