Legal Opinion

State v. Morsette

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 17, 2013No. DA 12-0056PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH

¶1 Morsette appeals from his June 2011 conviction of sexual intercourse without consent. We affirm.

¶2 Morsette raises the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the State violate Morsette’s right to a speedy trial?

¶4 2. Did Morsette receive ineffective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to object to evidence at trial?

¶5 3. Did the State violate Morsette’s right to due process by using his silence after arrest against him at trial?

¶6 4. Is Morsette entitled to a new trial based upon cumulative error?

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶7 Morsette became the manager of a restaurant in…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State v. AriegweMontana Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. GundersonMontana Supreme Court · 2010
  5. State v. FergusonMontana Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. CriderMontana Supreme Court · 2014
  2. State v. David ZimmermanMontana Supreme Court · 2014
  3. State v. J. LackmanMontana Supreme Court · 2017
  4. State v. MacGregorMontana Supreme Court · 2013
  5. State v. RootMontana Supreme Court · 2015

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