Legal Opinion
State v. Kingman
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 2011No. DA 10-0260PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶ 1 Miles Cassidy Kingman appeals his conviction and sentence rendered in the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County. He raises two issues on appeal:
1. Whether Kingman’s motion to change venue should have been granted on the basis of “presumed prejudice” resulting from pretrial publicity.
2. Whether Kingman’s right of dignity under Article II, Section 4 of the Montana Constitution was violated by the prosecutor’s arguments during sentencing.
We affirm as to both issues.
BACKGROUND
¶2 Kingman and his friend, Ryan Dibert, went out drinking at a number of Bozeman bars the evening and…
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