STATE v. POPESCU

No. 88-546.

774 P.2d 395 (1989)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. George R. POPESCU, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moses Law Firm, Charles F. Moses, Billings, for defendant and appellant.

Marc Racicot, Atty. Gen., George Schunk, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Thomas J. Sheehy, County Atty., Fort Benton, for plaintiff and respondent.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

Defendant Popescu was convicted of two counts of felony assault, one count of intimidation, and one count of criminal endangerment in a jury trial in the District Court for the Twelfth Judicial District, Chouteau County. He appeals. We reverse.

The dispositive issue is whether the District Court erred in refusing to give any of the justifiable use of force instructions offered by defendant and by the State.

The defendant, who...

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