State v. Thorngren

J. JONES, Justice.

Donna Kay Thorngren appeals her conviction for first degree murder. We affirm.

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Factual and Procedural History

Donna Thorngren’s husband, Curtis, was murdered on January 12, 2003. A grand jury indicted Donna for Curtis’ murder and indicted her son, Austin, as an accessory to murder. Donna and Austin were to be tried in a joint proceeding. However, Donna filed a pretrial motion to sever her trial from Austin’s, claiming a joint trial would violate her Confrontation Clause rights. Specifically, the State sought to introduce a statement Austin made to his friend, Adam Ketterling,…