State v. Santoro

Justice Ingrid Gustafson delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***20¶1 Appellant Charles Geoffrey Santoro (Santoro) appeals from the jury verdict finding him guilty of negligent homicide and subsequent written judgment entered by the Ninth Judicial District Court, Toole ***21County, thereon on June 6, 2017. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Whether Santoro's trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to serve a subpoena upon or otherwise preserve the testimony of a crucial defense witness for trial.

2. Whether the…