STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 14463.

601 P.2d 1194 (1979)

The STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Joseph Stanley WILLIAMS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel V. Donovan, Public Defender, Lawrence A. Anderson, Public Defender (argued), Great Falls, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, J. Fred Bourdeau, County Atty., Carroll Blend, Deputy County Atty. (argued), Great Falls, for plaintiff and respondent.


JAMES B. WHEELIS, District Judge.*

Joseph Stanley Williams, the appellant, was charged with felony theft and found guilty of having purposely or knowingly exerted unauthorized control over a pickup belonging to Bison Motors in Great Falls.

Before the taking of evidence at the trial, the defendant requested that the District Court preliminarily instruct the jury with respect to the presumption...

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