STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 85-93.

719 P.2d 771 (1986)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Patricia Merritt JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony F. Keast, Missoula, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Dorothy McCarter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Robert L. Deschamps, III, Co. Atty., Missoula, Karen Townsend, Deputy Co. Atty., for plaintiff and respondent.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

Following a jury verdict convicting Patricia Merritt Johnson of felony theft, the Missoula County District Court sentenced her to five years in prison with four years suspended and ordered her to pay restitution. Johnson appeals raising one issue; i.e., whether she received the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the conviction.

In 1981 appellant worked for the Montana State Department of Highways as a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW...

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