State v. Trotter

INTRODUCTION

Charles S. Trotter was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. He was sentenced to a term of 40 to 60 years' imprisonment for each murder conviction and 5 to 10 years' imprisonment for each use conviction, to be served consecutively.

On direct appeal, Trotter, who was 16 years of age at the time of the events for which he was convicted, alleges that the district court erred in not admitting photographs he claims support his defense that another individual committed the murders and that his collective sentence of 90…