State v. Luke

KIDWELL, Justice.

This criminal appeal arises from a judgment of conviction for attempted second degree murder and for burglary. The appellant claims that the jury verdict was the result of errors committed by the prosecutor and the district court. We affirm the conviction for burglary and vacate the conviction for attempted murder.

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FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

On December 3, 1996, Dorothy Kjera’s son-in-law found Kjera in her home severely beaten and covered in blood. A pair of work gloves were found in the house in which the word “Luke” was handwritten inside each glove. The police…