Ellenburg v. Chase

¶1 Michael Ellenburg, acting pro se, appeals an order of the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, denying his petition for postconviction relief. We affirm.

¶2 The issue on appeal, as framed by the State, is: Whether Ellenburg’s petition for postconviction relief was properly denied.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶3 On October 14,1997, Ellenburg, a licensed insurance agent, was charged by Information with three counts of felony theft, two counts of misdemeanor elder abuse and one count of felony forgery, all stemming from Ellenburg’s misuse of an elderly client’s…