STATE v. SORENSON

No. 14392.

590 P.2d 136 (1979)

The STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Howard Neil SORENSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided January 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morales, Volinkaty & Harr, A. Bruce Harr (argued), Missoula, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, Douglas G. Harkin, County Atty., Hamilton, Peggy Toner, Deputy County Atty. (argued), Hamilton, for plaintiff and respondent.


SHEEHY, Justice.

Defendant, Howard Neil Sorenson, appeals from a conviction of misdemeanor possession of dangerous drugs, namely marijuana, following a trial by jury in District Court, Ravalli County.

Sometime prior to April 22, 1977, defendant and his wife went to California for a vacation. The couple lived in a rural area near Hamilton, Montana, so before the trip, defendant asked Steve Burnham, a youth he had known for approximately one month, to care for...

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