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STATE v. COUTURE

No. DA 09-0427.

240 P.3d 987 (2010)

2010 MT 201

357 Mont. 398

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. James Arthur COUTURE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided September 14, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: William F. Hooks , Attorney at Law, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General, Matthew T. Cochenour , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Mitch Young , Lake County Attorney, Polson, Montana.

Justice JAMES C. NELSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 James A. Couture was convicted in the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County, of deliberate homicide and two counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. On appeal, he raises the sole issue of whether the District Court erred in denying his motion to dismiss for violation of his right to a speedy trial. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Couture shot and killed...

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