STATE v. FENDER

No. 05-730.

170 P.3d 971 (2007)

2007 MT 268

339 Mont. 395

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Denise Lewallen FENDER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Shannon McDonald, Public Defender's Office, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Hon. Mike McGrath, Attorney General; Jennifer Anders, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Leo Gallagher, Lewis and Clark County Attorney, Helena, Montana.


Justice JOHN WARNER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Denise Fender appeals the dismissal of her motion for a new trial, claiming she received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

¶ 2 We restate and address the issue on appeal as follows: Did the District Court err in denying Fender a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel?

¶ 3 On December 3, 2004, Fender was charged in Lewis and Clark County with Partner...

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