State v. Kowalski
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber
Following jury trial in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County, Montana, the defendant, William Kowalski (Kowalski) was convicted of two counts of felony incest in violation of *168§ 45-5-507, MCA, for sexual contact with his daughters M.K. and C.K. Kowalski appeals. We affirm.
The determinative issues are restated as follows.
1. Did the court err in ruling that if Kowalski introduced letters M.K. had written, then it would allow the State to disclose circumstances surrounding the communication?
2. Did the court abuse its discretion by prohibiting Kowalski from using extrinsic…
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