State v. Lantis

¶ 1 Jerry Lantis (Appellant) appeals from a jury verdict, judgment, and sentence of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, convicting him of deliberate homicide by accountability. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issues:

¶3 1. Was the evidence sufficient to support Appellant’s conviction for deliberate homicide by accountability?

¶4 2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it refused Defense Proposed Instruction No. 8?

¶5 3. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it admitted the kitchen knife into evidence?

BACKGROUND

¶6 Appellant came to Great Falls in late…