Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Blakeslee

Montana Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1957No. 9679Published

1Dissent

MR. JUSTICE ANGSTMAN:

(dissenting).

I think the judgment should be affirmed. It should be noted here that if defendant and his counsel did not have sufficient time to adequately prepare for trial some showing should have been made on motion for new trial that defendant’s rights were prejudiced thereby. I concede that the time to prepare for trial was short but unless defendant was prejudiced thereby the verdict and judgment should stand. Defendant had ample time to prepare his motion' for a new trial and doubtless had *56he asked for it, would have been allowed additional time to file affidavits.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. AllisonMontana Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
  3. Young v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  4. Carson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

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