Legal Opinion
State v. White
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 27, 1965No. 10720PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Castles
This is an appeal from the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District of a judgment of conviction of first degree murder.
Dennis Schmelzer White, the appellant, a 16 year old defendant, was charged with first degree murder. Trial was had upon a plea of “not guilty” and the court entered a judgment of conviction on the jury’s verdict of guilty. The defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied, and this appeal was taken from the judgment and the denial of the motion for a new trial.
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