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STATE v. WHITE

No. 12063.

490 P.2d 720 (1971)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Dennis Schmelzer WHITE, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted August 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Woodahl, Atty. Gen., J.C. Weingartner, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Helena, J. Fred Bourdeau, County Atty. (argued), Great Falls, for plaintiff and appellant.

Alexander, Kuenning, Hall & Miller, John C. Hall (argued), Great Falls, for defendant and respondent.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal by the State of Montana from an order of the district court of Cascade County granting a new trial to a convicted murderer on the basis that his confession was involuntary.

In 1963 in the district court of Cascade County defendant Dennis Schmelzer White was tried by jury, convicted of first degree murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Following denial of his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed to this Court and we...

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