Legal Opinion

Kenfield v. State

Montana Supreme Court

Decided August 16, 2016No. DA 16-0035PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat

¶1 Kal Kenfield appeals the order of the Montana Twelfth Judicial District, Liberty County, dismissing his third petition for postconviction relief as untimely, and for the failure to meet his burden under the Montana postconviction relief statutes. We affirm.

ISSUES

¶2 Kenfield raises several issues on appeal, which we restate as follows:

1. Whether the District Court erred by dismissing Kenfield’s newly discovered evidence claim.

2. Whether the criminal charging process used for Kenfield was consistent with the 1972 Montana Constitution and Montana statutes.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. State v. OsborneMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. Barry Allan BeachMontana Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Stock v. MontanaMontana Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Montgomery v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2015

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3Cited by8 opinions

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