State v. Cobb

Beier, J.:

Artis Cobb appeals his jury trial convictions of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of Kasey Blount and her infant daughter, Alannah. He raises five issues: (1) The district court should have suppressed his statements to the police as involuntary and made in violation of his right to counsel; (2) the district court erroneously allowed a witness to testify that the death of Alannah was a homicide; (3) the district court erroneously prevented a defense expert from testifying about inconsistencies between Cobb’s confession and the crime scene; (4) the…