State v. Atlas

Defendant Atlas appeals from a jury conviction of deliberate homicide and arson in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. On August 10, 1985, Atlas was designated a dangerous offender and sentenced to 120 years imprisonment with no parole.

We affirm.

Defendant Atlas raises six issues for our review:

1. Did substantial evidence support the verdicts of guilty?

2. Does the destruction of potentially exculpatory evidence by the State require reversal of Atlas’ conviction?

3. Did the District Court err when it allowed testimony of a crematorium operator about the effects of…