STATE v. DESS

No. 83-229.

674 P.2d 501 (1984)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Timothy DESS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided January 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Keith, Great Falls, for defendant and appellant.

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


HARRISON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of forgery in the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. He claims ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the conviction.

The issue is whether defense counsel performed within the range of competence demanded of attorneys in criminal cases. In this case Judge Roth was called in after the appellant disqualified the Hon. John M. McCarvel. Judge Roth accepted jurisdiction and tried the case. As a result of his...

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