STATE v. PAYNE

No. DA 10-0178.

248 P.3d 842 (2011)

2011 MT 35

359 Mont. 270

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Tyrone PAYNE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 1, 2011.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Joslyn Hunt , Chief Appellate Defender, Garrett R. Norcott , Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General, Jonathan M. Krauss , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Fred R. Van Valkenburg , Missoula County Attorney, Jason Marks , Deputy County Attorney, Missoula, Montana.


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

¶ 1 After moving from Connecticut to Montana, Tyrone Payne failed to register with the Montana sexual offender registry as required by law. He was arrested and charged with felony failure to register. Following a jury trial, he was convicted. Payne challenges the sufficiency of the State's evidence, the admission of hearsay evidence, and the appropriateness of certain prosecutor remarks during closing...

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