STATE v. CORNELL

No. 85-485.

715 P.2d 446 (1986)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Chaney T. CORNELL, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Beck, Billings, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Barbara Claassen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Harold F. Hanser, Co. Atty., Billings, for plaintiff and respondent.


SHEEHY, Justice.

Chaney Thomas Cornell appeals his conviction on two counts of sexual assault following a jury trial in the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County. We affirm.

Three issues are raised on appeal. First, was the jury verdict supported by substantial evidence? Second, did the court's instruction on the definition of sexual contact place undue influence in the minds of the jury as to the status of the defendant as...

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