STATE v. LACEY

No. DA 11-0193.

272 P.3d 1288 (2012)

2012 MT 52

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. John Brandon LACEY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Joslyn Hunt , Chief Appellate Defender; Matthew M. Wilcox , Wendy Johnson , Assistant Appellate Defenders, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General; Tammy K. Plubell , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Marty Lambert , Gallatin County Attorney; Ashley Whipple , Deputy County Attorney, Bozeman, Montana.


Justice BRIAN MORRIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 John Lacey (Lacey) appeals his conviction for sexual intercourse without consent in the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County. We affirm. Lacey raises the following issues:

¶ 2 Did the prosecutor make multiple statements during her opening and closing statements to the jury that warrant this Court's exercise of plain error review?

¶ 3 Did the State impermissibly...

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