State v. Root

¶1 Michael Root appeals from his February 2013 conviction after a jury trial of the offense of attempted deliberate homicide. We affirm.

¶2 Root presents the following issues for review:

¶3 Issue One: Whether Root’s attorney was ineffective for not requesting an accomplice instruction.

¶4 Issue Two: Whether the District Court erred in denying Root’s motion to dismiss based upon the prosecution’s failure to disclose a video statement of a witness.

BACKGROUND

¶5 This case began with events in Butte, Montana, on July 27,2012, that resulted in Lawrence Lee being stabbed in the arm and neck and cut on…