State v. Raty

Defendant Ronald Lee Raty appeals from a judgment of conviction for aggravated assault, in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court in Yellowstone County. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Raty was charged with two counts of aggravated assault stemming from separate incidents. He was accused of stabbing Covina Fredericks on April 28, 1983 and of assaulting Janet LaRance in her home on September 8, 1983 and strangling her with a rope. Trial by jury was held on January 25 through 27, 1984 in Yellowstone County and Raty was acquitted of the Frederick’s knifing but convicted of assaulting…