Legal Opinion

State v. Dawson

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 11, 2006No. 03-577Published

1Opinion of the Court

133 P.3d 236 (2006)

2006 MT 69

331 Mont. 444

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

David Thomas DAWSON, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 03-577.

Supreme Court of Montana.

April 11, 2006.

OPINION AND ORDER

¶ 1 Defendant and Appellant, David Thomas Dawson, has moved to discharge his appellate counsel, dismiss all ongoing appeals, and proceed to the execution of his sentence of death. This Court concludes that Dawson's motions are made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently; and must be granted.

¶ 2 In February 1987, Dawson was found guilty, by jury verdict, of three counts of deliberate homicide,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Schriro v. SummerlinSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Rees v. PeytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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