Legal Opinion
State v. Keller
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 1976No. 13073PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Haswell
Defendant appeals from his conviction of mitigated deliberate homicide in the strangulation death of his wife following trial by jury in the district court for Powell County.
On March 16, 1974, the nude body of the deceased, Gloria Keller, was found between Avon and Elliston in Powell County, Montana, hidden in an old rusted car body. Dr. John Pfaff, a forensic pathologist, concluded death was by strangulation by her brassiere found wrapped around her neck.
*375Defendant Robert Keller and Gloria Keller resided in an apparent common law relationship as husband and wife since 1964, together with…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. JensenMontana Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by28 opinions
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