Legal Opinion

State v. Davis

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 2003No. 02-675PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 Appellant Derrick Davis was convicted of three counts of burglary, one count of theft, one count of criminal endangerment, and one count of obstructing a peace officer or public servant in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. Davis appeals. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it failed to conduct a hearing after it discovered that one of the jurors was acquainted with witness Ed Tregidga?

¶4 2. Was Davis denied his right to effective assistance of counsel when defense counsel failed to object to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dawson v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. JeffersonMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. JeffersonMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State v. DanielsMontana Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
  2. State v. EssigMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. OlsenMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. ReinertMontana Supreme Court · 2018
  5. State v. TaylorMontana Supreme Court · 2009

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