Legal Opinion

State v. Gollehon

Montana Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1993No. 92-156 and 92-231PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber

This is an appeal from a verdict and sentence from the Third Judicial District Court, Powell County, finding Gollehon guilty of deliberate homicide by accountability and sentencing him to death. We affirm.

We consider the following issues on appeal:

1. Did the District Court err by allowing State’s counsel and co-defendant Turner’s counsel to question prospective jurors during *6voir dire about the possibility of the death penalty being imposed (known as “death qualification”)?

2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by refusing to dismiss or continue the trial because of an alleged…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. State v. LaMereMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  2. State v. BeaversMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Vernon Kills on Top v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1996
  4. State v. SattlerMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. GollehonMontana Supreme Court · 1995

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