Legal Opinion

State v. Clay

Montana Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1998No. 97-655PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray

¶1 Thomas White Clay (White Clay) appeals from the judgment entered by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Big Horn County, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of the offense of felony assault. More particularly, White Clay appeals from the District Court’s denial of his alternative posttrial motions for a new trial or for a directed verdict. We affirm.

¶2 The restated issues on appeal are:

¶3 1. Whether the District Court abused its discretion in denying White Clay’s motion for a new trial.

¶4 2. Whether sufficient evidence supports White Clay’s conviction for felony assault.

BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. WeeksMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. AndersonMontana Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. SattlerMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  4. In re R.B.O.Montana Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. BroganMontana Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. BuckMontana Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State v. HarrisMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. CybulskiMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. McWilliamsMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  5. State v. AyersMontana Supreme Court · 2003

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