State v. Baynes

OPINION

KLAPHAKE, Judge.

Following a trial, a jury found respondent Derrick Baynes guilty of four counts of murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Lucretia Dixon. The four counts were second-degree (intentional) murder, second-degree (unintentional) murder, first-degree (heat of passion) manslaughter, and second-degree (culpable negligence) manslaughter. At sentencing, the district court dismissed the second-degree (intentional) murder charge and the two manslaughter charges after ruling that the verdicts on these charges were legally inconsistent. The court sentenced respondent…