STATE v. COONEY

No. 98-147.

963 P.2d 1272 (1998)

1998 MT 208

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Stephen Leroy COONEY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 25, 1998.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry G. Sehestedt, Missoula, for Defendant and Appellant.

Honorable Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; John Paulson, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Robert L. Deschamps, III, County Attorney, Missoula, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 In proceedings before the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, Stephen Leroy Cooney (hereinafter Cooney) was committed to the custody of the Director of the Department of Public Health and Human Services(hereinafter DPHHS) pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Competency Chapter of the Montana Rules of Criminal Procedure. Cooney appeals. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶ 2 The issue before the Court is...

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