State v. Goettle

Dean J. Goettle appeals a sentence and judgment of the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County, which denied his motion for a new trial. We affirm.

The issue is whether the District Court abused its discretion by denying Goettle’s motion for a new trial based on a comment made by the prosecution during closing argument.

On June 25,1991, a jury found Goettle guilty of criminal endangerment and criminal mischief in connection with an incident that involved two gun shots fired at the Alpine Sinclair Station in Bozeman, Montana. On July 3, 1991, Goettle moved the District Court for a new…