Legal Opinion
State v. Wooster
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1999No. 97-592PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶ 1 Ronald C. Wooster (Wooster) appeals from the decision of the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, concluding that Wooster continues to suffer from a mental disease or defect that causes him to be a danger to society and prevents his release from Montana State Hospital. We remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Standard of Review
¶2 We review a district court’s findings of fact to determine whether they are clearly erroneous. Interstate Production Credit v. DeSaye (1991), 250 Mont. 320, 323, 820 P.2d 1285, 1287.
Factual and Procedural Background
¶3 During an…
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