State v. Sage
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Donald Ray Sage (Sage) appeals his conviction for the felony offense of sexual intercourse without consent (SIWC) in the Third Judicial District Court. We reverse Sage’s conviction and remand for a new trial.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶2 In the fall of 2007, Mary Graham (Mary) routinely spent time at Sage’s house in Anaconda, Montana. Mary lived with her boyfriend Jeremiah Bell (Bell) in Anaconda in a camper trailer with no heat or running water. Sage and his then-girlfriend Marian Sage (Marian)1 allowed Mary to stay at the house on occasion in order to shower and use Sage’s…
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