Knutson v. State

Patricia A. Knutson appeals from a summary judgment granted by the District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, against her claim for damages for illegal imprisonment in the Montana State Prison for a period of 274 days.

Knutson was convicted on a guilty plea to a felony charge of issuing a bad check in the Cascade County District Court on July 13, 1979, and was granted a deferred sentence for a period of three years and placed on probation.

On December 16, 1981 Knutson was convicted of forgery on a guilty plea in the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, Hill County, and was…