State v. Vern Kills on Top

This is an appeal from the District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District, Custer County, Montana. Mr. Vern Kills on Top was convicted by jury of robbery, aggravated kidnapping and deliberate homicide. He was sentenced to 40 years for robbery, and sentenced to death for each of the latter two convictions. He appeals both the convictions and the sentences. We affirm.

The issues presented for our review are:

1. Whether the amended information sufficiently informed defendant of the offenses with which he was charged.

2. Whether the District Court had jurisdiction over the crimes for which…