State v. Samshal

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Travis Samshal appealed from a criminal judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of reckless endangerment. We conclude the district court erred in excluding evidence about threatening statements the victim allegedly made to Samshal. We reverse Samshal’s conviction and remand for a new trial.

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[¶2] Samshal lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Grand Forks with a roommate, Leonel Franco. On December 14, 2011, Samshal fired a rifle inside his apartment, shooting in Franco’s direction. Samshal was charged by information with one count of reckless endangerment,…