State v. Covington

¶ 1 Richard Covington (Covington) appeals his convictions for robbery and deliberate homicide in the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County. We affirm.

¶2 Covington raises the following issues:

¶3 Issue 1: Whether the existence of facts, including a prior conviction, that trigger the application of the sentence enhancement process of§ 46-18-219(l)(b)(iv), MCA, must be submitted to the jury ?

¶4 Issue 2: Whether the District Court should have suppressed evidence obtained from Covington’s binder and notebooks?

¶5 Patty Munson (Munson) walked from her office to her car in Billings on April…