Legal Opinion

Griffin v. State

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 30, 2003No. 02-014PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 Appellant Calvin Griffin was convicted of ten counts of sexual abuse of children in the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County. Griffin subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief in which he alleged various claims, including ineffective assistance of counsel. The District Court denied Griffin’s petition for post-conviction relief, and Griffin appeals. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the sole issue on appeal as follows:

¶3 Did the District Court err in denying Griffin’s petition for post-conviction relief?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 Calvin Griffin was charged by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. Free Speech CoalitionSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. State v. HansonMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. BingmanMontana Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Porter v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. PeckMontana Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  5. Ford v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2005

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