State v. White

Defendant appeals from his conviction of felony aggravated assault in the District Court, First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County. The District Court imposed a sentence of 10 years with 7 years suspended and recommended that the Department of Institutions place the defendant in Swan River Youth Camp.

The case arose out of an altercation at a bar near Helena. The defendant (White) had been accompanied to the bar by his companions, Dan Phillips and Joe Harris. At the bar were Allen Pippin, the victim of the alleged aggravated assault, Keith Capps and Kent Liles. Pippin and Liles were…