State v. Everson

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

Appellant Grant Benjamin Everson was convicted of aiding the first-degree premeditated murder of his mother and sentenced to life in prison. On direct appeal, he argues that the district court erred in allowing the jury to review recorded witness statements after it had begun deliberations. He also contends that the district court committed reversible error by allowing two nonjurors to be present with the jury while it reviewed this evidence. We affirm.

This action arises from the shooting death of appellant’s mother, Nancy Ever-son. The evidence during trial established…