Swan v. State

¶1 Martin Reed Swan (Swan) appeals from the order entered by the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, denying his amended petition for postconviction relief. We affirm.

¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in denying Swan’s amended petition for postconviction relief.

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¶3 In 1998, a jury found Swan guilty of deliberate homicide and the District Court sentenced him to a life term at the Montana State Prison without the possibility of parole. Swan appealed, raising the sole issue of whether the District Court violated his constitutional right to represent…