Legal Opinion
State v. Dethman
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 2010No. DA 10-0179PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Stanley D. Dethman (Dethman) appeals from a jury verdict in the Third Judicial District Court, Powell County, convicting him of assault on a peace officer and resisting arrest. We affirm.
ISSUES
¶2 A restatement of the issues on appeal is as follows:
¶3 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it denied Dethman’s motion for substitution of counsel and allowed Dethman to proceed pro se?
¶4 2. Did the District Court err by failing to include the full mens rea requirement for the crime of assault on a peace officer in the jury instructions?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶5 Dethman…
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