STATE v. SORAICH

No. 97-596.

979 P.2d 206 (1999)

1999 MT 87

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Luke SORAICH, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Hooks, Appellate Defender, Helena, for Appellant.

Honorable Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; C. Mark Fowler, Assistant Attorney General; Helena, Montana, Dennis Paxinos, County Attorney; Joe Coble, Deputy County Attorney; Billings, for Respondent.


Chief Justice J.A. TURNAGE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Luke Soraich was convicted of deliberate homicide in a jury trial in the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County. He appeals. We affirm.

¶ 2 The issue is whether the District Court erred in denying the defense's motions for a mistrial, depriving Soraich of his right to a fair trial.

¶ 3 In the early morning hours of January 20, 1996, Dane Jensen was killed in...

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