STATE v. CHRISTENSEN

No. 92-537.

877 P.2d 468 (1994)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Dean Gary CHRISTENSEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey T. Renz and Andrew F. Scott, Legal Intern, Montana Defender Project, University of Montana, Missoula, for Appellant.

Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General, Pamela P. Collins, Assistant Attorney General, Helena; Steven Howard, Sheridan County Attorney, Plentywood, for Respondent.


TRIEWEILER, Justice.

Dean Gary Christensen filed a petition for post-conviction relief in the District Court for the Fifteenth Judicial District in Sheridan County. The District Court dismissed the petition based on its conclusion that post-conviction relief is only available to persons adjudged guilty of an offense in a court of record. Christensen was convicted of reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle while an habitual traffic offender in the City Court...

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