State v. A. Sanchez Jr.

¶1 Adam Sanchez, Jr. appeals from his October 2015 conviction and sentence for deliberate homicide and several other offenses. We affirm.

*263¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion by giving jury instruction No. 12: “When circumstantial evidence is susceptible to two interpretations, one that supports guilt and one that supports innocence, the jury determines which is most reasonable.”

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 This case arises from an August 2014 incident in Cascade County, Montana. A Montana Highway Patrol Trooper observed Sanchez’s vehicle driving…