State v. Usee

OPINION

KALITOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant Abdulsalam Usee challenges his convictions of three counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault, and two counts of second-degree assault. Appellant argues that (1) admission of a jointly tried codefendant’s statement inculpating appellant violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause; (2) there was insufficient corroboration of accomplice testimony to support the verdicts; and (3) the district court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s motion for a Schwartz hearing.

FACTS

Appellant and Ahmed Ali were tried jointly…