Raul Sanchez v. State

¶1 Appellant Raul Sanchez (Sanchez) appeals from an order of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County, denying his amended petition for postconviction relief. We affirm.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred by denying Sanchez’s postconviction petition.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 Sanchez was convicted of the deliberate homicide of his ex-girlfriend, Aleasha Chenowith (Aleasha). The events surrounding Aleasha’s death and Sanchez’s trial and conviction are detailed in our prior opinion, State v. Sanchez, 2008 MT 27, 341 Mont. 240, 177 P.3d 444. We…