State v. Azure

¶1 In February, 1997, Donald Azure (Azure) was charged with deliberate homicide, attempted deliberate homicide, and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. A jury found Azure guilty of deliberate homicide of John Cavill; mitigated attempted deliberate homicide of Lois Cavill; and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. Azure’s motion for a new trial or modified verdict was denied, and the District Court sentenced Azure to 110 years for deliberate homicide with the use of a weapon, 12 years for mitigated attempted deliberate homicide with the use of a weapon, and 6 months for criminal mischief, with all…