Legal Opinion
State v. Sattler
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 1998No. 96-285 & 96-305PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
¶ 1 Rodney Joseph Sattler (Sattler) appeals from the judgment and death sentence entered by the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of the offense of deliberate homicide. Sattler raises both trial-related and death penalty-related issues and, pursuant to § 46-18-308, MCA, his appeal is consolidated with this Court’s automatic review of a death penalty case. We affirm.
*86¶2 We address the following issues:
¶3 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by limiting Sattler’s questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire?
¶4 2. Did the District…
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- State v. ColemanMontana Supreme Court · 1979
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