The 43-year-old Kila man convicted of murdering a Hungry Horse woman and injuring her husband during a shooting in the parking lot of a Martin City bar in 2022 has filed an appeal to the Montana Supreme Court, arguing that Flathead County law enforcement violated his due process rights, which is grounds for a new trial.

A Flathead County jury in 2024 found Del Orrin Crawford guilty of a felony count of deliberate homicide; a second felony count of attempted deliberate homicide; a third felony count of assault with a weapon; and a fourth felony of evidence tampering. He was acquitted of a separate assault with a weapon count.

Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson sentenced the defendant to 100 years in the Montana State Prison with no parole eligibility restrictions. He is curre

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