State v. Hall

McKEIG, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the third-degree murder statute requires the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant lacked an "intent to effect the death of any person." The district court found respondent Marie Jessica Hall guilty of several offenses, including third-degree murder. The third-degree murder statute states:

Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person , causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a *738depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the…