State v. Wells

Defendant Wells was convicted in the District Court, Eighth District, Cascade County, of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, and attempted sexual intercourse without consent. This appeal follows.

In the early morning hours of August 18, 1981, Terry W., the twelve year old victim of Wells’ attack, was asleep in the bedroom off the living room of her grandparent’s home in Great Falls. Her grandfather, the only other person in the house at the time, was asleep in a downstairs bedroom.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., Terry was awakened from a light sleep when the defendant pulled the covers off…