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- Title: State v. Penkaty
- Author : Supreme Court of Montana
- Release Date : January 10, 2006
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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A Watonwan County jury found appellant Paul Penkaty, Sr. guilty of first-degree premeditated murder for the March 8, 2003 death of Christopher Knight. The district court convicted Penkaty of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison. Penkaty appeals his conviction, arguing that (1) the court erred when it denied his motion to dismiss the grand jury indictment based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct; (2) the court erred when it prohibited him from calling witnesses to corroborate his testimony regarding prior acts of violence by Knight; (3) the court erred when it allowed Penkatys wife to testify at trial without his consent; (4) the court erred when it denied Penkatys requested instruction on second-degree manslaughter; (5) the court erred in the manner in which it instructed the jury on self-defense, defense of others, and defense of dwelling; (6) the court erred when it failed to sua sponte give an instruction on first-degree manslaughter; (7) the court erred when it reserved its ruling on his motion for judgment of acquittal until the end of the presentation of Penkatys case; and (8) the evidence of premeditation was insufficient to support a conviction for first-degree premeditated murder. We reverse.