State v. Hovey

¶1 Alexander Hovey appeals his conviction in the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court of 42 counts of sexual abuse of children on the grounds that the District Court abused its discretion in issuing jury instructions. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶2 A restatement of the issue on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion by issuing challenged jury instructions.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In September 2008, Hovey, a 47-year-old single male, sent a lengthy e-mail to the mother of two female former co-workers, ages 15 and 17 at the time. The e-mail contained numerous inappropriate…