State v. Preston

No No. 98-693 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

1999 MT 340N

STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ERNEST LOREE PRESTON, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District, In and for the County of Powder River, The Honorable Gary L. Day, Judge presiding. COUNSEL OF RECORD: For Appellant: J. B. Wheatcroft, Attorney at Law, Miles City, Montana file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/cu1046/Desktop/opinions/98-693%20Opinion.htm (1 of 12)4/10/2007 3:29:10 PM No For Respondent: Hon. Joseph P. Mazurek, Montana Attorney General, Cregg W.…