State v. Turner

This is an appeal from a jury decision to convict appellant Douglas D. Turner (Turner) of deliberate homicide by accountability in violation of § 45-5-102(l)(a), MCA. We hold that sufficient proof was produced at trial to sustain the conviction; that the trial court did not err in denying a severance motion; and that the Montana statute providing for the imposition of a death penalty may be applied to persons found guilty under the theory of accountability. We affirm.

September 2,1990, was the last day of the life of Gerald Pileggi, a prisoner at the Montana State Prison. Pileggi was beaten to…