Legal Opinion

State v. Raugust

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 1, 2000No. 98-505PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Regnier

¶1 Richard Raugust appeals from the convictions and sentencing contained in the judgment entered by the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County. We affirm.

¶2 Raugust presents the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Whether the District Court abused its discretion when it instructed the jury that it could not consider intoxication in determining the existence of a mental state, which is an element of the offense?

¶4 2. Whether the District Court abused its discretion when it denied Raugust the opportunity to present contemporary statements made by him prior to, and at the time of, his…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. FinleyMontana Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. PeeplesIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
  4. State v. WeaverMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. GollehonMontana Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State v. WhiteMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  2. State v. FergusonMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. LongfellowMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. StewartMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. Charitie ShivelyMontana Supreme Court · 2009

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