Legal Opinion

State v. Dawson

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 11, 2006No. 03-577PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*445OPINION AND ORDER

¶1 Defendant and Appellant, David Thomas Dawson, has moved to discharge his appellate counsel, dismiss all ongoing appeals, and proceed to the execution of his sentence of death. This Court concludes that Dawson’s motions are made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently; and must be granted.

¶2 In February 1987, Dawson was found guilty, by jury verdict, of three counts of deliberate homicide, four counts of aggravated kidnapping, and one count of robbery. Dawson’s sentence was determined by the District Court, without jury findings of aggravated circumstances, pursuant to §§…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Schriro v. SummerlinSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Rees v. PeytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. WilsonMontana Supreme Court · 2011
  2. State v. DawsonMontana Supreme Court · 2006

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