Legal Opinion

State v. Godfrey

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 3, 2009No. DA 06-0064PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice

¶1 Appellant Tracey Raymond Godfrey (Godfrey) appeals from the judgment of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

¶2 We consider the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err in dismissing Godfrey’s claim that he was denied the right to confront the victim about her alleged recantation as a result of ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutor error?

¶4 2. Did the District Court err in dismissing Godfrey’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim regarding his trial counsel’s failure to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. United States v. GagnonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. State v. FergusonMontana Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by17 opinions

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