State v. Anderson

Defendant was arrested on April 15,1980 in Flathead County and charged with violation of section 45-9-101, MCA, criminal sale of dangerous drugs, a felony. He was found guilty by a jury in the District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District and sentenced to 40 years in Montana State Prison. He appeals from the judgment of conviction raising the following issues:

1. Did the District Court err by allowing evidence of a prior transaction involving defendant, contrary to the court’s order in limine, and by failing to grant defendant’s motions for mistrial based upon the evidence so admitted?

2.…