STATE v. TURNER

No. 99-104.

12 P.3d 934 (2000)

2000 MT 270

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Doug TURNER, Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Hooks, Appellate Defender Office, Helena, MT, For Appellant.

Joseph P. Mazurek, Montana Attorney General, Jennifer Anders, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, MT; Gerald Navratil, Dawson County Attorney, Glendive, MT, For Respondent.


Justice WILLIAM E. HUNT, SR., delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In April 1988, Doug Turner (Turner) pled guilty to three counts of deliberate homicide, two counts of felony assault, and one count of aggravated burglary. He was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison. In May 1993, Turner filed a postconviction relief petition seeking to withdraw his guilty pleas because they were involuntarily given based on alleged ineffective assistance...

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