Rowbottom v. State

OPINION

A jury convicted appellant Matthew Frank Rowbottom (Row-bottom) of first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon. He now appeals from the district court’s judgment of conviction and contends: (1) that the district court erred in denying his motions to suppress evidence; (2) that the district court erred in admitting evidence of his prior misconduct; and (3) that the district court erred in denying his motion for a new trial based on juror misconduct. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

THE FACTS

In the early afternoon of August 26, 1987, a Reno…