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STATE v. ROOT

No. 01-315.

64 P.3d 1035 (2003)

2003 MT 28

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Ronald J. ROOT, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Hooks, Attorney at Law, Helena, Montana, for appellant.

Honorable Mike McGrath, Attorney General; Carol E. Schmidt, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Fred Van Valkenburg, County Attorney, Missoula, Montana, for respondent.

Justice JIM RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Ronald J. Root (Root) appeals from the order entered by the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, dismissing his petition for postconviction relief. We affirm.

¶ 2 Although Root raises several issues on appeal, we find the following issue to be dispositive: Did the District Court err in dismissing the petition on the ground that it was time barred?

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