State v. Patton

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction after a jury verdict for sexual assault in the Third Judicial District, County of Powell.

Defendant was charged by information with two counts of sexual assault in violation of section 45-5-502, MCA. To each charge, defendant pleaded not guilty. Trial by jury commenced on February 27, 1978, and resulted in a hung jury on the first count and a finding of guilty on the second. On April 27, 1978, the Honorable Robert J. Boyd sentenced defendant to twenty years’ imprisonment in the state prison. Defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction on…