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STATE v. DESHNER

No. 12067.

489 P.2d 1290 (1971)

The STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Paul DESHNER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 29, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dirk Larsen argued, Great Falls, for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Woodahl, Atty. Gen., Helena, J.C. Weingartner, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Helena, J. Fred Bourdeau, County Atty., R. William Walsh, Deputy County Atty., Great Falls, for plaintiff-respondent.

JOHN C. HARRISON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction arising out of an automobile accident death. Defendant was charged with manslaughter in the county of Cascade, tried by a jury, convicted, and sentenced to one year at hard labor in the Montana state penitentiary.

The facts are: Defendant, Paul J. Deshner, and the deceased, William Steen, were friends. On June 20, 1970, together they did some yard work and while so doing consumed several...

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