Legal Opinion
Fitzpatrick v. Crist
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1974No. 12746PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON
delivered the 'Opinion, of the Court.
This ’is an original proceeding in this Court.
On April 15, 1972, petitioner Bernard Fitzpatrick and on April 17, 1972, one Gus Gardner were arrested for the murder ■of a fellow inmate at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. During the trial on February 28, 1973, Gardner was ■granted -a directed verdict of not guilty, but petitioner was (convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to a term <of ’twenty years, to be served consecutively with the five year 'term he was serving at the time of his arrest.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. FitzpatrickMontana Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- City of Billings v. BruceMontana Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. McKenzieMontana Supreme Court · 1978
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