Legal Opinion

State v. Christenson

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 1991No. 91-134PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray

The defendant, David James Christenson, appeals his convictions of criminal possession of cocaine, criminal possession of methamphetamine and criminal possession of dangerous drug paraphernalia following a jury trial in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County. We affirm.

The defendant raises the following issues:

1. Was the defendant denied effective assistance of counsel arising from a conflict of interest of trial counsel?

2. Was the defendant denied effective assistance of counsel as a result of trial counsel's stipulation to the admission of a videotape of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Guenter Mannhalt v. Amos E. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. FinleyMontana Supreme Court · 1996
  2. State v. WeeksMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. State v. DuBrayMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. JohnsonMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. LongMontana Supreme Court · 2005

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