State v. L. Lord

Summary

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed Lord’s conviction for tampering with evidence. It held that the requested accomplice instruction was either unnecessary for the tampering charge or inconsistent with Lord’s claim of complete innocence, and any error concerning the conspiracy charge was harmless because the jury acquitted her on that charge. The court also upheld the denial of remote testimony as a discretionary trial-administration decision and concluded that sufficient evidence supported the conviction even if corroboration were required.