The Montana Supreme Court held that Kougl’s ineffective-assistance claim could be decided on direct appeal because the record showed no plausible justification for counsel’s failure to request accomplice-testimony instructions.
Montana Supreme Court, 2004
Published opinions from 2004. The case name opens the case page.
2004 opinions
The Court held that Kougl’s ineffective-assistance claim could be decided on direct appeal because the record showed no plausible justification for counsel’s failure to request accomplice-testimony instructions.
MontanaFarmers Union Mutual Insurance Company, Plaintiff, Respondent and Cross-Appellant. v. Raymond Staples, Kenneth J…
April 27, 2004321 Mont. 99
The Court held that FUMIC had a duty to defend Staples because the amended complaint alleged facts potentially within the policy and ownership of the horse was genuinely disputed; FUMIC could not resolve that dispute unilaterally to deny a defense.