Legal Opinion
State v. Butcher
Idaho Court of Appeals
Decided January 14, 2002No. 24556PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZMAN, Chief Judge.
Kody Shane Butcher appeals from his conviction for first degree murder. He argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress, in evidentiary rulings, in instructing the jury, and in denying his motion for a new trial. He also appeals his sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole as excessive. We affirm.
I
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On April 10, 1996, at about 4:00 a.m., two men arrived at the home of Blake Morgan in Rupert. The men kicked in the front door and fired three rounds into Blake Morgan’s head and neck, killing him.…
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