STATE v. RUSSELL

No. 00-143.

37 P.3d 678 (2001)

2001 MT 278

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Richard RUSSELL, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Wright, Appellate Defender Office, Helena, MT, For Appellant.

Mike McGrath, Attorney General; C. Mark Fowler, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, MT, George Corn, Ravalli County Attorney; T. Geoffrey Mahar, Deputy County Attorney, Hamilton, MT, For Respondent.


Chief Justice KARLA M. GRAY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Richard Russell was convicted of attempted deliberate homicide after a jury trial in the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County. He appeals from the District Court's judgment and commitment and we affirm.

¶ 2 The issues on appeal are:

¶ 3 1. Whether Russell was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to challenge for...

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