STATE v. MAESTAS

No. 05-125.

136 P.3d 514 (2006)

2006 MT 101

332 Mont. 140

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Angelo Dean MAESTAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: May 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Vernay, Rio Rancho, New Mexico Francis P. McGee, Butte, for Appellant.

Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General, Tammy K. Plubell, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Robert M. McCarthy, Butte-Silver Bow County Attorney, Brad Newman, Deputy County Attorney, Butte, for Respondent.


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

¶ 1 Angelo Dean Maestas entered a guilty plea to deliberate homicide by accountability in which he reserved the right to appeal the District Court's denial of his motion to suppress incriminating statements he made to investigating detectives. He alleges that the detectives violated his right to counsel. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶ 2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court...

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