Legal Opinion
State v. Northcutt
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 2015No. DA 14-0050PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 A Carbon County jury convicted Peter Northcutt of three counts of assault on a peace officer. Northcutt moved for a new trial based on improper contact between the judge and the jury while the jury was deliberating. The Twenty-Second Judicial District Court denied the motion and Northcutt appeals. We examine whether the judge committed reversible error by asking the jury about the status of its deliberations without Northcutt and the public present. We affirm.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶2 The State charged Northcutt with three counts of assault on a peace officer under § 45-5-210,…
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