State v. Knecht

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Gary Knecht appeals his conviction and 75-year sentence for first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Jerry Marshall. He claims the trial court deprived him of a fair trial by 1) allowing the State to present irrelevant, cumulative, and prejudicial evidence, and 2) suppressing evidence relating to Marshall’s arrest record and specific incidents which indicated Marshall’s alleged propensity for violence. He also claims 3) the prosecution’s failure to disclose or late disclosure of evidence constitutes misconduct, 4) the evidence was insufficient to support the…