Legal Opinion
State v. Danny Sartain
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 2012No. DA 11-0764PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
¶1 Danny Sartain (Sartain) appeals from an order of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, denying his motion for postconviction relief. We affirm and address the following issues:
¶2 1. Did the District Court err in dismissing Sartain’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims against his trial counsel ?
¶3 2. Did the District Court err in dismissing Sartain’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims against his appellate counsel ?
¶4 3. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on Sartain’s petition?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Whitlow v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2008
- State v. AriegweMontana Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. GundersonMontana Supreme Court · 2010
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3Cited by26 opinions
- McGarvey v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2014
- State v. ColburnMontana Supreme Court · 2018
- Sartain v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2017
- In re C.W.E.Montana Supreme Court · 2016
- Heavygun v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2016
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