Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 1985No. 84-199PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison
This appeal presents questions regarding the administration of Montana’s capital sentencing statute. The defendant, Ronald Allen Smith, was convicted of the following offenses, to wit: Count I: Aggravated Kidnapping; Count II: Deliberate Homicide; Count III: Aggravated Kidnapping; Count IV: Deliberate Homicide. The defendant was convicted of each count pursuant to pleas of guilty entered in the District Court of Flathead County, State of Montana.
On August 4, 1982, defendant kidnaped and killed Harvey Mad Man, Jr., and Thomas Running Rabbit, Jr., at a remote location near U.S. Highway 2, west…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Ronald Allen Smith v. Jack McCormick Warden, Montana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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- State v. Vern Kills on TopMontana Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. ReevesNebraska Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. SmithMontana Supreme Court · 1996
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