State v. Wright

¶1 Timothy Michael Wright was convicted of sexual intercourse without consent following a three-day jury trial in the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County. He now appeals, arguing that his right to due process was violated by the false and misleading presentation of DNA evidence, and also that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm Wright’s conviction but dismiss, without prejudice, his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. He may pursue that claim through a timely petition for postconviction relief.

BACKGROUND

¶2 The evening of January 11, 2008, Wright…