Legal Opinion
State v. Couture
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 14, 2010No. DA 09-0427PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 James A. Couture was convicted in the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County, of deliberate homicide and two counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. On appeal, he raises the sole issue of whether the District Court erred in denying his motion to dismiss for violation of his right to a speedy trial. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 Couture shot and killed Daniel McLeod on or about May 2, 2004 (the factual basis of the deliberate homicide conviction). He then threw McLeod’s body in the Flathead River and disposed of the gun used to kill McLeod (the factual bases of the…
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