STATE v. VAN NATTA

No. 81-189.

651 P.2d 57 (1982)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Vernon L. VAN NATTA a/k/a John Smith, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided September 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Nagel, Great Falls, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, J. Fred Bourdeau, County Atty., Great Falls, for plaintiff and respondent.


HARRISON, Justice.

Defendant-appellant was arrested and charged with two counts of felony burglary and two counts of felony theft. Following a rash of incidents in Cascade County and Lewis and Clark County on November 16, 1980, and November 17, 1980. On February 24, 1981, a jury verdict found defendant guilty on all four counts. Defendant appeals from this conviction.

In the early morning hours of November 17, 1980, three bars in the Cascade-Wolf Creek area...

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