BISMARCK, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A West Fargo man who was found guilty of murdering his wife will not get a new trial.

Spencer Moen was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on December 30, 2024, for the murder of Sonja Moen in 2023.

Moen appealed to the North Dakota Supreme Court in January, originally stating in his appeal that “There was insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction and the State failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Moen’s new attorney, Samuel Gereszek, argued the district court violated his client’s Sixth Amendment rights. The court allowed two minor witnesses to testify remotely via Zoom without proving live testimony would traumatize them.

The two minor witnesses who testified during Moen’s trial were his children.

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