Legal Opinion
State v. Rothacher
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 1995No. 94-369PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trieweiler
The defendant, Chad Rothacher, was charged in the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District in Flathead County with deliberate homicide, in violation of § 45-5-102, MCA. Following a trial by jury, Rothacher was convicted of mitigated deliberate homicide in violation of § 45-5-103, MCA. Rothacher appeals from his conviction. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.
Rothacher raises the following issues on appeal:
1. Did the District Court err when it instructed the jury that it was not necessary for the State to prove that Rothacher intended to cause the death of the victim?
2. Was…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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