Legal Opinion

In re N.A.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 2013No. DA 12-0613PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat

¶1 Respondent and appellant N.A. was committed to Montana State Hospital for 90 days by a District Court order. N.A. now appeals this order. We affirm.

STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES

¶2 The issues on appeal are as follows:

¶3 DidN.A.’sparticipation in his own defense reduce his attorney to mere “standby counseV’in violation of §53-21-119, MCA?

¶4 Was N.A. deprived of procedural due process when a professional evaluator failed to submit a written report to the District Court and both parties?

¶5 Did the District Court correctly deny N.A.’s untimely motion for a jury trial?

¶6 Did the District Court abuse…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. United States v. Terrance Ray TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. In Re the Mental Health of K.G.F.Montana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State v. TaylorMontana Supreme Court · 2010

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