Legal Opinion

In re J.S.W.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 2013No. DA 12-0245PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKINNON

¶1 J.S.W. appeals an order of the District Court for the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, committing her to the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, Montana, for a period not to exceed *1390 days. We affirm.

¶2 J.S.W. raises two issues on appeal which we have restated as follows:

¶3 1. Whether this Court should apply the plain error doctrine to review J. S. W.’s claim that her constitutional rights have been violated.

¶4 2. Whether J.S.W. was denied the effective assistance of counsel.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶5 J.S.W. voluntarily admitted herself to the Behavioral Health…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Whitlow v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. In re M.K.S.Montana Supreme Court · 2015
  4. In re D.L.B.Montana Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Matter of J.S.Montana Supreme Court · 2017

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