Legal Opinion

State v. Mederos

Montana Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 2013No. DA 12-0577PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris

¶1 Lloyd Eugene Mederos (Mederos) appeals his conviction from the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issue on appeal:

¶3 Whether Mederos’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶4 A.R. and A.S. were both seven years old at the time that they alleged Mederos sexually assaulted them. A.S. lived with her mother Laura. A.R. lived with her mother, Laura’s sister, Kelley. Mederos was married to Kelley, so he also lived with A.R. A.S. and A.R. were close friends and spent lots of time together.

¶5…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Whitlow v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State v. Van KirkMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. State v. KouglMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. KouglMontana Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by7 opinions

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