Legal Opinion

State v. Colburn

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 12, 2018No. DA 17-0175PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Justice Mike McGrath delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 This appeal stems from an October 2016 jury trial, which found James Morris *1198Colburn guilty of sexual assault and sexual intercourse without consent against a minor.

¶ 2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

Issue One: Did the District Court abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of Colburn's Internet searches regarding incest and child pornography?

Issue Two: Did Colburn receive ineffective assistance of counsel?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 3 In 2013, Colburn was charged with two counts of incest against his…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Whitlow v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Seltzer v. MortonMontana Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Dawson v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District of MontanaMontana Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. State v. E. GomezMontana Supreme Court · 2020

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