Legal Opinion
State v. Wiman
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 1989No. 88-180PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy
Jerry Wiman, defendant, appeals from a judgment convicting him of felony sexual assault. Wiman was found guilty in a jury trial before the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County. We affirm.
Wiman raises the following two issues on appeal:(1) whether Wiman was deprived of the right to a speedy trial; and,(2) whether the prosecutor improperly commented on Wiman’s failure to testify.
On December 10, 1986, an information was filed charging the appellant with one count of sexual assault, a felony, in violation of § 45-5-502(1), MCA. A jury trial began on April 28, 1987, and concluded on…
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- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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