STATE v. GATTS

No. 95-402.

928 P.2d 114 (1996)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. William E. "Bill" GATTS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Palmer Hoovestal, Helena, for Appellant.

Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General, Paul D. Johnson, Asst. Attorney General, Helena, Valerie Wilson, Jefferson County Attorney, Deborah Butler, Deputy Jefferson County Attorney, Boulder, for Respondent.

John M. Morrison; Meloy & Morrison, Helena, for Amicus Curiae Richard and David Fertterer.


GRAY, Justice.

William E. "Bill" Gatts (Gatts) appeals from the final judgment entered by the Fifth Judicial District Court, Jefferson County, on his guilty pleas to the felony offense of criminal mischief and five misdemeanor offenses, having reserved the right to appeal the court's denial of his motion to dismiss the felony criminal mischief charge. We reverse and remand.

We restate the dispositive issue on appeal...

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