Jensen v. State

HILL, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Zachary Jensen (Jensen) appeals two convictions for aggravated assault arising out of an incident in which he threatened to kill his live-in girlfriend and their young son with a knife. Jensen argues for reversal of those convictions on three substantive grounds: That he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to confront a witness against him; that improper victim impact testimony was admitted; and that the prosecutor committed misconduct while cross-examining Jensen by repeatedly asking him if other witnesses were lying. We find no merit in the first two claims of…