State v. Donald P. Rogers

¶1 Following a three-day trial, a Missoula County jury convicted Donald P. Rogers of eight criminal counts, including sexual intercourse without consent, partner or family member assault, unlawful restraint, and violation of a no contact order. The Montana Fourth Judicial District Court subsequently sentenced Rogers to forty years at the Montana State Prison, with twenty years suspended. Rogers appeals his conviction. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

¶2 Rogers raises two issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the District Court violate Rogers’s constitutional rights by precluding him from…