Legal Opinion
State v. Chastain
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 1997No. 96-293PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage
Joe Edward Chastain was convicted of sexual intercourse without consent and sexual assault, in a jury trial in the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County. He appeals. We reverse.
The dispositive issue is whether Chastain was denied effective assistance of counsel through omissions by his attorney during and as a result of voir dire.
In May 1995, Chastain was arrested on two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and one count of sexual assault. The three complaining witnesses were young female relatives of Chastain. The charges alleged that Chastain digitally fondled one girl’s,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Fred Eubanks, Eugene Martinez, Leroy Jones, Henry D. YanezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Richard Clinton AllsupCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- James Kiernan and Mary Kiernan v. Gerald Van Schaik, T/a Van's Atlantic StationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Great Falls Tribune v. District Court of Eighth Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1980
3Cited by35 opinions
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