State v. Hall

ISSUES

I. Was the stipulated evidence presented at trial sufficient to support appellant's third-degree murder conviction?

II. Was the district court's determination that appellant failed to establish the mental-illness defense clear error?

ANALYSIS

I

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her conviction of third-degree murder. Appellant argues that the state failed to prove that she acted "without intent to effect the death of any person" and that her conviction must be reversed. Appellant argues that because the district court found that she acted with the intent to kill…