State v. Reinert

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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction for deliberate homicide, holding that the district court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion for a new trial based on the State withholding exculpatory or impeachment evidence and the district court’s trial ruling allowing the State to elicit testimony of a prior bad act.Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the district court did not err when it denied Defendant’s motion for a new trial based on his assertion that the State withheld evidence regarding the forensic pathologist’s expert testimony in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 88 (1963), because Defendant failed to prove a reasonable probability that the outcome of the proceedings would have been different had the evidence been disclosed ; and (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion when it allowed the State to elicit testimony of a prior bad act by Defendant to rebut the assertion that he was justified in his use of deadly force. View "State v. Reinert" on Justia Law