Legal Opinion

State v. Coates

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 1990No. 89-314Published

1Opinion of the Court

786 P.2d 1182 (1990)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

James D. COATES, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 89-314.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs December 14, 1989.

Decided February 14, 1990.

Martin John Elison, Hardin, for defendant and appellant.

Marc Racicot, Atty. Gen., Jennifer Anders, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Robert L. Deschamps, III, Betty Wing, Deputy, Missoula, for plaintiff and respondent.

HARRISON, Justice.

James Coates appeals an order of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, Montana, denying Mr. Coates' petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Appellant…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. PerryMontana Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Coleman v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  4. State v. CoatesMontana Supreme Court · 1990
  5. State v. HenricksMontana Supreme Court · 1983

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