State v. Bridges

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, C.J.:

We granted Charles Bridges’ petition for review of the Court of Appeals decision affirming his conviction and sentence for second-degree unintentional murder. The issues on appeal, and our accompanying holdings, are as follows:

1. Did the district court err in refusing to admit Bridges’ expert witness testimony and thereby deny him his right to present his theory of defense? No.

2. Did the district court err in denying Bridges’ motion to suppress his statements to investigators? No.

3. Did the district court err in allowing the State’s…