Legal Opinion
State v. Mercer
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1981No. 80-048PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shea
Bryan Lantis Mercer appeals his conviction for aggravated assault following a jury trial in the Gallatin County District Court. He was sentenced to 20 years for assault, to be served consecutively with a previous homicide sentence. The court classified him as a dangerous offender and ordered him ineligible for parole. On appeal, defendant raises several issues relating to the validity of his confession, his mental state at the time of the offense, and the nature of his sentence. We affirm.
Kennita Shew, a school teacher from Salt Lake City, arrived in Bozeman on July 14, 1979, to attend a…
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