State v. Lawrence

Defendant-Appellant Freddie Joe Lawrence (Appellant) and co-defendant Paul Kenneth Jenkins (Jenkins) were charged with deliberate homicide, aggravated kidnaping, and robbery. Defendants were tried simultaneously but with separate juries in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis & Clark County. Each jury found its respective defendant guilty on all counts and judgments of conviction were entered. (See companion case of State v. Jenkins, (1997) 285 Mont. 131, 948 P.2d 204.) Defendants appealed their convictions and we consider each appeal separately. Appellant appeals the jury verdict and…