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State v. Blain Southern

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1999No. 97-640PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson

¶1 A jury in the District Court for the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, convicted Defendant Blain Southern (Southern) of two counts of kidnaping, one count of burglary, one count of theft, and five counts of sexual intercourse without consent. The District Court sentenced Southern to a substantial term of years in prison and ordered that Southern be ineligible for parole. Southern appeals his convictions. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:

¶3 l.Did the District Court err in denying Southern’s motion to sever the counts against him into four separate trials?

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  4. United States v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  5. State v. JustMontana Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by57 opinions

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  5. State v. DamonMontana Supreme Court · 2005

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