State v. Cunningham
Annotate this CaseThe Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the district court convicting Defendant of deliberate homicide committed with a dangerous weapon, holding that the district court made numerous erroneous rulings amounting to cumulative error and requiring reversal. Specifically, the Court held (1) the district court erred by excluding statements the victim made to Defendant as hearsay; (2) the district court erred by prohibiting a limited inquiry into the State’s expert witness’s credibility; (3) the district court acted within its discretion in resolving the jury’s concern about media publicity; and (4) the cumulative effect of the first two errors denied Defendant of his right to a fair trial.
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