Legal Opinion
State v. Turner
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 2000No. 99-104PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
¶1 In April 1988, Doug Turner (Turner) pled guilty to three counts of deliberate homicide, two counts of felony assault, and one count of aggravated burglary. He was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison. In May 1993, Turner filed a postconviction relief petition seeking to withdraw his guilty pleas because they were involuntarily given based on alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. The Third Judicial District Court Judge, Ted Mizner, denied Turner’s postconviction relief petition. We affirm.
¶2 The issues on appeal can be restated as follows: .
Should Turner be allowed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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