STATE v. THOMAS

No. 96-470.

946 P.2d 140 (1997)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Bill Gene THOMAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon E. Woodward, Hendrickson, Everson, Noennig and Woodward, Billings, for Appellant.

Honorable Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; Elizabeth Griffing, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Robert Eddleman, County Attorney, Columbus, for Respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

Bill Gene Thomas pled guilty to deliberate homicide. He appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Stillwater County. We affirm.

The issues are whether Thomas was denied effective assistance of counsel and whether his plea of guilty was knowingly and voluntarily made.

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