Legal Opinion

State v. Evans

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 1991No. 90-017PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barz

Owen Todd Evans appeals from his September 28,1989, conviction of aggravated burglary, two counts of felony assault, and one count of felony theft by a jury sitting in the District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County. We affirm.

Evans presents the following issues:

1. Did the jury improperly find a “stun-gun” to be a weapon for purposes of aggravated burglary and felony assault?

2. Did the District Court err in failing to instruct the jury on the definition of a weapon under Montana law and on the lesser included offense of assault?

3. Was Evans subjected to double jeopardy…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. State v. MatsonMontana Supreme Court · 1987
  2. State v. BlackMontana Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. WellsMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  4. United States v. Gerald Eugene DishmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  5. State v. HowardMontana Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by24 opinions

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