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b'A Hennepin County grand jury indicted appellant Derrick Smith with several offenses, including aiding and abetting first-degree intentional murder while committing a felony. Smith pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial. During discovery, Smith requested recordings of certain jailhouse phone calls. Six days before trial, the State provided Smith the recordings, which contained more than 70 hours of conversations. Smith requested a trial continuance, which the district court denied. At trial, the State presented the testimony of an accomplice who described Smith\\u2019s alleged involvement in the charged offense. The State also presented evidence of prior bad acts allegedly committed by Smith. Defense counsel was not allowed to cross-examine the homicide detective on issues related to the accomplice\\u2019s testimony in a separate case. The jury found Smith guilty as charged.\\n\\nOn appeal to the supreme court, the issues presented are: (1) whether the district court abused its discretion by denying Smith\\u2019s request to continue the trial; (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to corroborate the accomplice\\u2019s testimony; (3) whether the district court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of prior bad acts; and (4) whether the district court deprived Smith of a fair trial by limiting defense counsel\\u2019s cross-examination of the homicide detective. (Hennepin County)'