State v. Richeson

¶ 1 Levi Brandon Richeson (Richeson) was convicted by a jury of four counts of sexual intercourse without consent, § 45-5-503(3)(a), MCA (1999), and of three counts of unlawful transactions with minors, § 45-5-623(l)(b), MCA (1999), in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County. During jury selection, Richeson’s trial counsel moved to disqualify a juror for cause based on the juror’s employment as a detention officer. The District Court denied Richeson’s motion. Richeson appeals this denial and also argues that he was given ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel…