State v. Montoya

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Defendant Peter Victor Montoya was tried and convicted on one count of criminal homicide, a first degree felony, and two counts of attempted criminal homicide. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Alternatively, defendant argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because the contested evidence was not produced at trial. Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict based on insufficiency of the…