STATE v. SMITH

No. 97-401.

967 P.2d 424 (1998)

1998 MT 257

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Ernest G. SMITH, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Hudspeth, Attorney at Law, Great Falls, Montana, for Appellant.

Honorable Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; Jennifer Anders, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, for Respondent, David G. Rice, County Attorney, Havre, for Respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 Ernest G. Smith was convicted of sexual assault in a jury trial in the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Hill County. Smith appeals. We affirm.

¶ 2 The issue is whether the District Court erred in prohibiting Smith's character witnesses from giving their opinions that Smith, due to his good character, was not capable of committing the charged offenses.

¶ 3 In July 1996, Smith and his wife went camping with...

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