STATE v. NELSON

No. 01-188.

48 P.3d 739 (2002)

310 Mont. 71

2002 MT 122

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. David Wayne NELSON, Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristina Guest, Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana, For Appellant.

Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General, Jim Wheelis, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana; George H. Corn, Ravalli County Attorney, Geoffrey T. Mahar, Deputy County Attorney, Hamilton, Montana, For Respondent.


Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 On March 9, 1999, David Wayne Nelson (Nelson) was charged in the Twenty-First Judicial District Court with five felony offenses. As a result of a plea bargain, Nelson's accomplice testified for the State at trial. During cross examination of Nelson's accomplice, the District Court prevented questioning about charges allegedly filed against the accomplice in another county. At the close of trial...

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