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State v. Patterson

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 28, 1983No. 82-237PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. JUSTICE MORRISON delivered

the opinion of the Court.

Defendant, Warren Patterson, appeals his conviction of sexual intercourse without consent following a jury trial. We reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.

The incident which gave rise to this prosecution occurred outside of Billings in the late evening/early morning hours of August 17-18, 1981. Detective Gary Hatfield of the Billings Police Department investigated the alleged offense.

Warren Patterson was named as a suspect in several anonymous tips. Hatfield went to Patterson’s residence on August 19, 1981, and requested…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. William B. Barbee v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
  3. United States v. James Vincent KeoghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  4. United States of America Ex Rel. Cleveland Thompson v. Charles L. Dye, Warden, Allegheny County JailCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
  5. Dennis Henry Loraine v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. GiddingsMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. SaxtonMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. BergerMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State, City of Bozeman v. HethMontana Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. LichtMontana Supreme Court · 1994

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