Legal Opinion
State v. Francis
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 2001No. 99-698PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Regnier
¶ 1 Steven Robert Francis appeals from the Judgment entered by the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, convicting him of deliberate homicide. The following issue is dispositive of this appeal: Did the District Court commit reversible error when it admitted Derrick Steilman’s out of court statements? We reverse and remand for a new trial.
BACKGROUND
¶2 On October 2, 1998, the State charged Steven Francis with deliberate homicide in violation of § 45-5-102(l)(a), MCA. Francis pled not guilty. The day before Francis was charged, Detectives Douglas Conway and Jack Best interviewed…
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