Legal Opinion

State v. Melone

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 4, 2000No. 99-361PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Regnier

¶1 David A. Melone appeals from the Judgment of the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, dated April 29,1999, sentencing him to 20 years in the Montana State Prison. We reverse and remand.

¶2 Melone raises the following issue:

¶3 Whether the District Court abused its discretion by denying Melone’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea?

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

f 4 On November 4, 1998, the State filed an Information charging Melone with felony assault in violation of § 45-5-202(2)(a), MCA (1997). The State alleged that Melone purposely or knowingly caused bodily injury to Thomas Brosovic with…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. State v. BowleyMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. RadiMontana Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. EnochMontana Supreme Court · 1994
  5. State v. KeysMontana Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. PeplowMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Mallak v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2002
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  4. State v. HendricksonMontana Supreme Court · 2014
  5. City of Missoula v. A. StarrMontana Supreme Court · 2021

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