State v. Taylor

¶1 Kevin Mark Taylor appeals from the Judgment and Sentence of the Montana Eighth Judicial District Court. We affirm the District Court’s Judgment and Sentence. We restate the following issues on appeal:

¶2 I. Whether the fact that state law enforcement did not conduct a rape exam warrants reversal under the common law plain error doctrine.

¶3 II. Whether Taylor was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial when his attorney did not seek dismissal of Count I or seek a missing evidence jury instruction.

¶4 III. Whether the District Court erred in denying Taylor’s motion for a mistrial.

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