Legal Opinion

State v. J.C.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 2004No. 03-195PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶1 J.C. appeals multiple issues regarding his trial and sentence for the offense of felony incest. We affirm. The issues on appeal are as follows:

¶2 1. Whether J.C.’s trial counsel was ineffective for (a) challenging R.C.’s credibility on cross-examination and (b) failing to develop testimony regarding J.C.’s alleged mental impairment?

¶3 2. Whether the District Court erred when it allowed testimony during J.C.’s sentencing hearing from a counselor who conducted a psychosexual evaluation of J.C. for a different case?

¶4 3. Whether the District Court augmented J.C.’s sentence because he failed…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. GallagherMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. MartinezMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Dawson v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. JeffersonMontana Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. FergusonMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. Harley HowardMontana Supreme Court · 2011
  3. State v. CesnikMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Gyme Kelly v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2013
  5. State v. GrindheimMontana Supreme Court · 2004

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