State v. Ilk

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction for attempted deliberate homicide and aggravated assault, holding (1) the district court erred by instructing the jury using conduct-based definitions of purposely and knowingly, but the error was harmless; and (2) the district court did not err by determining that Defendant had not proven that the State violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963).Specifically, the Court held (1) Defendant’s substantial rights were not affected by the district court’s error in instructing the jury on the definitions of knowingly and purposely, and therefore, reversal was not required; and (2) there was no Brady violation because had the evidence challenged by Defendant been disclosed, there was no reasonable probability the outcome would have been different. View "State v. Ilk" on Justia Law