Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 A jury found Jason L. Marker (Marker) guilty of aggravated assault by accountability in the Fifth Judicial District Court, Jefferson County. The District Court set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial sua sponte. The State of Montana (State) appeals the order. We reverse the order granting a new trial.
¶ 2 The issues on appeal can be restated as follows:
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