Legal Opinion
State v. Hall
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1986No. 86-023PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage
Hall appeals from a jury conviction of incest in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County. On December 17, 1985, Hall was sentenced to ten years imprisonment with five years suspended.
We reverse with instructions to dismiss the action.
Hall raises two issues for our review:
1. Does retroactive application of the incest statute void the conviction?
2. Does double jeopardy bar Hall’s retrial on a charge of sexual assault?
On November 16, 1984, the State filed an information in Yellowstone County District Court charging Franklin T. Hall with felony sexual assault on July 3, 1983.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
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