State v. Bush

Edward G. Bush appeals from his conviction and five-year sentence for the offense of solicitation to possess dangerous drugs. Trial was held on March 25, 1981, before the District Court, Flathead County. The appeal is based upon a stipulation of facts between the parties and a partial transcript containing the testimony of Kathleen Kohse, the complaining witness.

Edward Bush in September of 1980 went to Carmen’s Lounge in Kalispell, Montana, where he met Kathleen Kohse who was a bartender at the lounge. Bush told Kohse that he was a filmmaker who photographed animals, and that he had a job for…