State v. Toner

MR. JUSTICE ANDERSON:

The defendant, William Toner, age 72, was charged with having committed a crime against nature. He was tried and found guilty by a jury. Upon the recommendations of the jury that defendant be given a severe penalty, he was sentenced to 18 years in the penitentiary. It is from this judgment and from an order denying a motion for a new trial that defendant appeals.

This court in the case of State v. Keckonen, 107 Mont. 253, 84 Pac. (2d) 341, 346, said: “Crimes against nature are naturally revolting to a normal person, and the subject is truly a loathsome one. In such cases,…