State v. Root
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of attempted deliberate homicide. Defendant appealed, raising two issues for review. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant’s attorney was not ineffective in failing to request an accomplice instruction, as the instruction was inconsistent with Defendant’s claim of innocence; and (2) the district court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion to dismiss based upon the prosecution’s failure to disclose a video statement of a witness, as the late disclosure of the recording did not violate Defendant’s right to obtain exculpatory evidence under Brady v. Maryland.
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