State v. Dupre

Defendant Michael Dupre was convicted of one count of deliberate homicide and three counts of attempted deliberate homicide by a jury in the Missoula County District Court. From these convictions, Dupre appeals.

In the early afternoon of July 8, 1980, Michael Dupre secreted a .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol in some weeds in the downtown Missoula alley that runs behind Connie’s Bar. That evening Dupre began visiting Missoula taverns. He was dressed in Levi’s, a short-sleeved shirt unbuttoned to the waist, and thongs, and was wearing several turquoise necklaces and bracelets and numerous…