State v. Hilt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Dustin B. Hilt appeals his convictions and sentences arising out of the September 2009 murder of his ex-girlfriend. Hilt raises nine issues challenging his convictions and two challenging his sentences. Before oral argument, this court also sought supplemental briefing from the parties on additional hard 50 sentencing issues.

Today we reject Hilt’s claims of reversible error and affirm his convictions. We vacate his sentence for first-degree murder and remand the case for resentencing on that crime.

Issues

• Did the district judge err…