State v. Dasen
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶1 Defendant Richard Dasen appeals his conviction of promotion of prostitution (a felony), sexual abuse of children (a felony), and three felony counts of prostitution. We affirm.
¶2 We restate the issues as follows:
¶3 I. Did the District Court err in concluding that the second search warrant was valid because it was based on a source independent of the first, unconstitutional search?
¶4 II. Did the District Court give sufficient unanimity jury instructions for Counts III and IV?
¶5 III. Were the second or subsequent prostitution counts (Counts VI, XII, XTV) properly charged as felonies?
¶6 IV.…
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