State v. Crisp

A jury impaneled in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, found defendant and appellant, Randall Crisp, guilty of one count of criminal endangerment, a felony. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

The following issues are raised on appeal:

1. Is § 45-5-207, MCA, which defines criminal endangerment, unconstitutionally vague?

2. Did the District Court err in refusing defendant’s instruction defining “substantial risk of death”?

Defendant and Renae Yancey had lived together off and on for five years. On March 16, 1990, they were living in an area of Billings known as Lockwood. They…