STATE v. DESCHON

No. 02-322.

85 P.3d 756 (2004)

2004 MT 32

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Joseph Lester DESCHON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Chad Wright, Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Respondent: Mike McGrath, Attorney General; Tammy K. Plubell, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Leo Gallagher, County Attorney; Mike Menahan, Deputy County Attorney, Helena, Montana.


Justice JIM RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Joseph Lester Deschon (Deschon) appeals from his conviction and sentence for the offense of deliberate homicide, with enhancement for the use of a dangerous weapon, and from an evidentiary hearing on remand. We affirm.

¶ 2 Deschon raises the following issues on appeal:

¶ 3 1. Was the evidentiary hearing held for the purpose of reconstructing the unrecorded voir dire portions of...

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