State v. Fife

This is an appeal from a conviction of robbery. The defendant was first tried on the charge April 17, 1979, and convicted. That conviction was reversed by this Court and remanded for a new trial. State v. Fife (1980), 187 Mont. 65, 608 P.2d 1069, 37 St.Rep. 600. The appellant was accused of the December 14, 1978, robbery of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Workman. The facts are set forth in the first opinion and will not be restated.

We reversed the conviction, holding the District Court had abused its discretion by denying the defendant’s motion for continuance, made so that a subpoenaed witness, crucial…