State v. Beachman

This appeal arises from a conviction of defendant of obstruction of justice, a felony, under section 45-7-303, MCA, in the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lincoln County, the Honorable Robert M. Holter presiding.

On or about June 23, 1975, at the Pack Rat mining claim near Libby, Montana, David Iocca was shot twice in the back of the head, killed and buried. Prior to that date Iocca, Randall Craig Baugh, and defendant had lived together at the Pack Rat cabin. Shortly after the decedent was shot, Baugh and defendant fled the state.

Baugh surrendered himself to authorities in late 1975. He was…