(Polson) In observance of National Law Day, the Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at Montana State University next week on the appeal of a deliberate homicide conviction that resulted in a 100-year sentence without the possibility of parole for a Polson woman in 2021.
The introduction to the oral arguments begins at 10 a.m. Monday, April 22nd.
MSU pre-law adviser Sara Callow said Law Day is held annually to celebrate the rule of law in a free society.
The arguments set for Monday pertain to the case of Danielle Wood, who is incarcerated in the Montana Women’s Prison in Billings for killing Matt LaFriniere in 2018.
Wood was accused of shooting LaFriniere three times with a .38-caliber revolver and using a burner cellphone to divert suspicion from herself.
She was convicted after an 11-day jury trial and sentenced to 100 years without the chance of parole.
