Simmons v. State

*93OPINION

By the Court,

Steffen, C. J.:

Appellant Brian Simmons, a friend and high school classmate of murder victim Jason Kopack, challenges his jury convictions of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon, burglary, and possession of an explosive device, on Fourth and Sixth Amendment grounds, and also contends that his new trial motion should have been granted because the State suppressed evidence favorable to his defense. Concluding that Simmons’ contentions are without merit, we affirm.

FACTS

On the morning of February 23, 1993, fifteen-year-old Jason Kopack was murdered in Lyon County,…