Legal Opinion

State v. MacKinnon

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 9, 1998No. 96-463PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson

¶1 This is an appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County. On October 17, 1995, a jury found Defendant Alexander MacKinnon (MacKinnon) guilty of felony sexual assault of his step-daughter, M.G. On March 29, 1996, the District Court entered judgment against MacKinnon. From this judgment and certain evidentiary rulings, MacKinnon appeals. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the following issues raised on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by allowing the State to present testimony concerning MacKinnon’s statements which he made on July 16, 1995, in the presence of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Torcaso v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. State v. WeeksMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State v. AndersonMontana Supreme Court · 1984
  5. United States v. Michael Edward KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. State v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. DuBrayMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  3. In re C.M.C.Montana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. MartinWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  5. State v. MartinWashington Supreme Court · 1999

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