State v. Pease

The defendant, Bernard Pease, Jr., appeals from the judgment and jury verdict finding him guilty of deliberate homicide and the denial of his motion for a new trial in the Yellowstone County District Court. He raises five issues on appeal: (1) Whether admitting a prior inconsistent statement of one person through the testimony of a second person was error; (2) whether probable cause existed to issue a search warrant for the residence and vehicles of the defendant and his family; (3) whether certain items of evidence and testimony were inadmissible character evidence; (4) whether the District…