Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Montana Supreme Court

Decided August 25, 1987No. 86-439PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage

Justin Brown appeals a jury conviction for felony theft in the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. On June 12, 1986, Brown was sentenced to ten years in prison with five years suspended. He was also designated a persistent felony offender and sentenced to an additional ten years with five years suspended, to run consecutively. We affirm the conviction.

Brown raises three issues for our review:

1. Did Brown receive effective assistance of counsel?

2. Did the District Court err when it designated Brown a persistent felony offender?

3. Did the District Court err when it denied Brown’s request…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. State v. MatsonMontana Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. MetzMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  5. State v. SmithMontana Supreme Court · 1983

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. WhiteMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  2. State v. AkerMontana Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Montana v. ColtMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State v. InsuaMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. HurlbertMontana Supreme Court · 1988

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