State v. Seacat
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated arson, and aggravated endangerment of a child. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in (1) granting portions of the State’s pretrial motion to introduce certain out-of-court statements made by the victim; (2) excluding evidence that the victim had attempted or contemplated suicide in the past; (3) refusing to admit evidence that a hormone that the victim may have been taking had a side effect of depression; (4) excluding Defendant’s testimony about the victim’s use of marijuana; and (5) overruling Defendant’s objection to a prosecution witness’s reference to Defendant’s narcissism during cross-examination.
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