State v. VanWinkle

186 P.3d 1258 (2008)

2008 MT 208

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Jerry Gene VanWINKLE, JR., Defendant and Appellant.

No. DA 07-0151.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs January 8, 2008.

Decided June 17, 2008.

For Appellant: Brian C. Smith; Office of the Public Defender Missoula, Montana.

For Appellee: Hon. Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General; Mark Mattioli, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Fred Van Valkenburg, Missoula County Attorney; Patricia Bower, Deputy County Attorney, Missoula, Montana.

Chief Justice KARLA M. GRAY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

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