Legal Opinion
State v. Hoff
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 2016No. DA 14-0417PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Jory Robert Hoff (Hoff) appeals from final judgment entered in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, after a jury found him guilty of sexual assault and sexual intercourse without consent. We affirm.
ISSUES
¶2 Hoff raises three issues on appeal:
1. Did the District Court violate Hoffs constitutional right to a public trial when it closed to the public a hearing on the admissibility of the victim’s prior allegations of sexual abuse ?
2. Did the District Court err in preventing Hoff from questioning the victim about prior allegations of sexual abuse ?
3. Did the District…
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