Legal Opinion
State v. Thorp
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 2010No. DA 09-0418PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 Lewis Gale Thorp (Thorp) appeals the Judgment of the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Custer County. We affirm.
¶2 We review the following issues on appeal:
¶3 Did the State’s counsel and a State witness impermissibly vouch for the complaining witness?
¶4 Did the District Court properly instruct the jury on the definition of without consent in the context of the sexual intercourse without consent charge?
¶5 Did the District Court abuse its discretion by denying Thorp’s motion for a new trial?
¶6 Did the District Court impose a sentence on Thorp that amounted to cruel and unusual punishment?
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