State v. Jared Williams

¶1 Jared Robert Williams appeals from the judgment entered by the Fourth Judicial Court, finding him guilty of one count of theft, a felony. We affirm, addressing the following issues on appeal:

¶2 1. Did the District Court commit plain error by failing to instruct the jury that the State was required to prove Williams acted with the purpose to deprive?

¶3 2. Did Williams’ counsel render ineffective assistance by failing to object to the erroneous jury instruction ?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 T.W.’s mother, and then his father, passed away, leaving him orphaned at age thirteen. Under…