State v. Bretz Cline

Defendants L. R. Bretz and Merrel J. Cline each appeal from judgments of conviction against them on June 18, 1976, based on verdicts of guilty for certain criminal offenses after jury trial.

On August 27, 1975, L. R. Bretz and Merrel J. Cline were charged in a five-count information with criminal acts alleged to have occurred while the two were serving time on prior convictions *309within the prison at Deer Lodge. The original information charged conspiracy and solicitation to assassinate the then attorney general, Robert L. Woodahl and his special assistant, Richard Dzivi.

After the original…