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Yecovenko v. State

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 14, 2007No. DA 06-0398PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 Terrence Yecovenko (Yecovenko) appeals from the Seventeenth Judicial District Court’s order denying his Petition for Postconviction Relief. We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in denying Yecovenko’s Petition for Postconviction Relief.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In November 2000 Yecovenko was charged with two counts of sexual assault. These charges stemmed from allegations of sexual contact with the ten-year old and twelve-year old daughters of his former live-in girlfriend. He was also charged with two counts of sexual abuse of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. HocevarMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. BoyerMontana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Camarillo v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  5. State v. HarlsonMontana Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Estate of Donald v. Kalispell Regional Medical CenterMontana Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Marriage of NovakMontana Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Yecovenko v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2007

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