Robert War Club, a former criminal investigator for the Fort Peck Tribes of Montana, is back on trial for murder.

War Club was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of Richard Green in April 2006. But the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial because the defense wasn't allowed to present an alternate theory for the crime.

War Club initially wanted to present evidence that Green's brother was responsible. But apparently his attorney plans to point the finger at an entirely different person during the trial.

Federal prosecutors said the murder was tied to War Club's money problems, his trafficking of methamphetamine and his addiction to prescription pain pills.

Get the Story:
Retrial starts in Wolf Point murder (The Great Falls Tribune 7/19)

9th Circuit Decision:
US v. Robert War Club (November 18, 2010)

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