State v. Griffin
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH
¶1 Richard Lee Griffin appeals from his May 14, 2014 conviction on six felony offenses of incest, sexual intercourse without consent and sexual assault. We affirm.
¶2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows: Whether this Court should undertake plain error review and conclude that the District Court committed reversible error by failing to directly address a spectator comment made during closing argument.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶3 In January 2014 the State charged Griffin with six felonies arising from his sexual contact with two step-daughters. The evidence presented during the…
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