State v. Walter Larson
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKINNON
¶1 On April 5, 2015, a jury convicted Walter M. Larson (Larson) of deliberate homicide in the Seventh Judicial District Court, Dawson County. The victim was Larson’s ex-wife, Susan Casey (Susie). Larson challenges the denial of his motion to suppress statements made while in police custody and asserts that police questioned Larson in violation of his right to counsel and right to remain silent. Larson also maintains that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel when counsel failed to present the video recording of his statement. We affirm.
¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as…
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