Legal Opinion

State v. Robbins

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1998No. 96-562PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶ 1 Appellant, Robert Robbins (Robbins), was convicted of deliberate homicide and robbery following a trial by jury in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County. Robbins appeals from the court’s settlement of the jury instructions and from the court’s order denying his motion to strike the jury as improperly summoned. We affirm.

Issues Presented

¶2 There are two issues presented for appeal:

¶3 (1.) Did the District Court err by refusing Robbins’ request to provide a corrective instruction that the jury may consider the lesser offense of negligent homicide if it is unable, after…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. State v. McKenzieMontana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Nicholson v. United Pacific InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1985
  3. United States v. Cecil Lovell JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. State v. HamiltonMontana Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. Van DykenMontana Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by32 opinions

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