State v. Misner

¶1 The State of Montana charged Mark Neil Misner with two counts of deliberate homicide in the deaths of Danny Hutchison and Wanda Lynn Hutchison. A jury in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, found Misner guilty of both counts, and the court entered judgment against him. Misner appeals. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying Misner’s motion for a new trial?

¶4 2. Is Misner’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel meritorious?

¶5 3. Did the District Court err in refusing one of Misner’s proposed…