STATE v. WOOSTER

No. 97-592.

974 P.2d 640 (1999)

1999 MT 22

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Ronald C. WOOSTER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted June 23, 1998.

Decided February 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brad L. Belke, (argued) Attorney at Law, Butte, Montana, for Appellant.

Hon. Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General, Robert M. McCarthy, Silver Bow County Attorney, Brad Newman, (argued) Chief Deputy County Attorney, Butte, Montana, for Respondent.


Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Ronald C. Wooster (Wooster) appeals from the decision of the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, concluding that Wooster continues to suffer from a mental disease or defect that causes him to be a danger to society and prevents his release from Montana State Hospital. We remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Standard of Review

¶ 2 We...

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