State v. Lundblade

Following a jury trial in the Sixteenth Judicial District Court of Montana, defendant Carl Roger Lundblade was convicted of the offense of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to ten years in the Montana State Prison, with five years suspended. Defendant requested a continuance of his trial on seven occasions. All motions were denied. Defendant now appeals the denials of his motions for a continuance. We reverse and remand the cause to the District Court for a new trial.

An information was filed December 2, 1983, charging defendant with the offense of sexual intercourse without…