Haagenson v. State

¶1 JayDee Haagenson appeals from an order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, denying his petition for postconviction relief. We affirm.

¶2 A restatement of the issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in denying Haagenson’s petition.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In May 2009, the State filed an information in Cascade County charging Haagenson with deliberate homicide, a felony, in violation of § 45-5-102, MCA. The charge was based upon eyewitness testimony. An autopsy report indicated that the victim died of asphyxia due to neck compression. Haagenson and…