State v. Tapson

¶1 Floyd Tapson was convicted by a jury in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, of attempted deliberate homicide and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals his judgment and conviction. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

¶2 Tapson raises two issues on appeal which we have restated for clarity as follows:

¶3 1. Whether defense counsel rendered deficient performance during voir dire for not questioning or challenging two prospective jurors whose daughters had been violently raped and whether Tapson was prejudiced because these…