Legal Opinion
State v. Olson
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 1979No. 14533PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy
This appeal is taken from a judgment denying Olson’s petition for release from the State Hospital in Warm Springs. Findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment were entered on August 14, 1978, in the District Court of Lincoln County by the Honorable Robert M. Holter.
In 1969 Olson was charged with two counts of rape. He gave notice of intent to rely on the defense of insanity. The case was submitted to the jury and a guilty verdict was returned. On appeal the judgments were reversed and a new trial was ordered. State v. Olson (1971), 156 Mont. 339, 480 P.2d 822.
Before the second trial the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- State v. FieldsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- James Powell v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- State v. OlsonMontana Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- State v. IsomMontana Supreme Court · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Olson v. District Court of the Nineteenth Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Olson v. District Court of the Nineteenth Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Olson v. District Court of the Nineteenth Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1979
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