Legal Opinion
State v. Main
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 2011No. DA 09-0475PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
¶1 James Main, Jr., (Main) appeals from the judgment and conviction for deliberate homicide, felony murder, entered following jury trial in the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Hill County. We affirm. We address the following issues:
¶2 I. Did the District Court err by denying Main’s motion to suppress?
¶3 II. Did the District Court err by denying Main’s motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence at the close of the State’s casein-chief?
¶4 III. Was Main denied effective assistance of counsel?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶5 On November 25, 2006, around 1:20 a.m., police officers were…
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