State v. Duncan

Defendant Norman Duncan appeals a denial of post-conviction relief by a Gallatin County District Court.

*254Norman Duncan was convicted of deceptive practices and the sale of unregistered securities in Gallatin County District Court, for which he received sentences of five years and three years respectively. His conviction was affirmed by this Court on April 19, 1979, in State v. Duncan (1979), 181 Mont. 382, 593 P.2d 1026, 36 St.Rep. 748. On May 23, 1979, Duncan moved for continuance of bail and the matter was set for hearing on May 29, 1979, before the Honorable Jack D. Shanstrom. At that…