State v. Henson
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH
¶1 Heather Michelle Henson appeals from her December 17, 2008 conviction of attempted mitigated deliberate homicide. We affirm.
¶2 Henson presents the following issues for review:
¶3 Issue 1: Whether the District Court erred by excluding evidence of the victim’s prior acts.
¶4 Issue 2: Whether the District Court erred by excluding testimony from Henson’s proposed expert.
¶5 Issue 3: Whether the District Court properly instructed the jury concerning the defense of justifiable use of force.
BACKGROUND
¶6 Henson met the victim Larry Kingsley on July 8,2008, as she was hitchhiking to Kalispell from…
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