Legal Opinion
State v. Norquay
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 1, 2011No. DA 10-0016PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 A Montana jury found Kim A. Norquay, Jr. (Norquay) guilty of deliberate homicide, § 45-5-102(l)(b), MCA, and tampering with physical evidence, § 45-7-207(l)(a), MCA. Norquay appeals.
¶2 We review the following issues on appeal:
¶3 1. Whether the District Court’s admission of the State’s expert DNA witness through a videotaped deposition violated Norquay’s right to confront the witness.
¶4 2. Whether the District Court’s Alien-instruction given to a deadlocked jury constituted an improperly coercive instruction.
¶5 3. Whether the prosecutor’s comments at trial constituted prosecutorial…
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