STATE v. WATSON

No. 99-090.

29 P.3d 1026 (2001)

2001 MT 143

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Phillip Carl WATSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Ann C. German, Attorney at Law, Libby, MT.

For Respondent: Hon. Mike McGrath, Attorney General; Jim Wheelis, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, MT, Bernard G. Cassidy, Lincoln County Attorney, Libby, MT.


Justice TERRY N. TRIEWEILER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Appellant, Phillip Carl Watson, plead guilty to assault on a peace officer, a felony in violation of § 45-5-210, MCA, in the District Court for the Nineteenth Judicial District in Lincoln County. Following two evidentiary hearings, the District Court sentenced Watson to 50 years in the Montana State Prison, with 40 years suspended. The District Court conditioned Watson's parole during...

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