State v. Cooney

¶1 Stephen LeRoy Cooney appeals an order of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, continuing his commitment to the custody of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services for care and treatment. We affirm.

¶2 The issue is whether the District Court’s October 12, 1999 ruling that Cooney presents a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death to himself or others is supported by clear and convincing evidence.

¶3 Cooney was charged with the offense of stalking in 1996. He had previously been found guilty, in 1994, of stalking the same individual, a young woman…