State v. Smith

176 P.3d 258 (2008)

2008 MT 7

341 Mont, 82

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Karsten K. SMITH, Defendant and Appellant.

No. DA 06-0287.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs September 12, 2007.

Decided January 15, 2008.

For Appellant: Mathew M. Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Missoula, Montana.

For Appellee: Hon. Mike McGrath, Attorney General; John Paulson, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Fred Van Valkenburg, Missoula. County Attorney; Andrew W. Paul, Deputy County Attorney, Missoula, Montana.

Chief Justice KARLA M. GRAY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Karsten Karl…