State v. Hamilton
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
¶1 Appellant Darryl Hamilton (Hamilton) appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, convicting him of eight counts of felony incest. We affirm.
¶2 We consider the following issues on appeal:
¶3 (1) Did Hamilton’s trial counsel render ineffective assistance of counsel by:
a. Failing to deliver on the promise made in opening statements that Hamilton would testify?
b. Allowing an officer to testify about his tactics in interviewing Hamilton and the victim?
c. Telling the jury during closing argument that they “probably [did not] like”…
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