State v. Forsyth

Forsyth appeals his conviction for deliberate homicide. This case first went to trial in Kalispell in 1980, and resulted in a conviction this Court reversed because the jury was not instructed on the elements of deliberate homicide. State v. Forsyth (1982), 197 Mont. 248, 642 P.2d 1035. A second trial at Poison in 1982 resulted in a hung jury. The third trial at Kalispell in 1985 resulted in the conviction Forsyth appeals. We affirm.

Forsyth presents the following issues for review:(1) Whether the Court erred in failing to grant Forsyth’s motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial?(2) Whether…