State v. Chesterfield

262 P.3d 1109 (2011)

2011 MT 256

362 Mont. 243

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Patrick CHESTERFIELD, Defendant and Appellant.

No. DA 11-0025.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs September 7, 2011.

Decided October 11, 2011.

For Appellant: Nathan J. Hoines, Hoines Law Office, P.C., Great Falls, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock, Montana Attorney General, C. Mark Fowler, Assistant Attorney General, Leo Gallagher, Lewis and Clark County Attorney, Michael Menahan, Deputy County Attorney, Helena, Montana.

Justice JAMES C. NELSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Patrick…