State v. Gorder

Mr. Gorder appeals his conviction of conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to sell following a jury trial in the Sixteenth Judicial District, Powder River County, Montana. We affirm.

We will rephrase the issue raised for review as follows: Can defendant challenge jury instructions in a petition for post-conviction relief when defendant failed to object to the disputed instructions at trial?

On June 19, 1988, twenty-nine U-Haul boxes were discovered on a rural road in Powder River County. The boxes were found to contain approximately 778 pounds of marijuana. Law enforcement officers…