Legal Opinion
State v. Bostwick
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 1999No. 98-177PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
¶1 Robert Bostwick (Bostwick) appeals from the judgment and sentence entered by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of felony criminal endangerment. We remand for further proceedings.
¶2 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in denying Bostwick a competency hearing.
BACKGROUND
¶3 On May 22,1996, the State of Montana (State) charged Bostwick by information with two counts of felony criminal endangerment in violation of § 45-5-207(1), MCA (1995). The charges stemmed from an *151automobile accident on May…
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