SANCHEZ v. STATE

No. DA 11-0458.

285 P.3d 540 (2012)

2012 MT 191

Raul C. SANCHEZ, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Montana, Respondent and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted May 1, 2012.

Decided September 4, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Colin M. Stephens , (argued); Smith & Stephens, P.C.; Missoula, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General; C. Mark Fowler (argued), Assistant Attorney General; Helena, Montana, Robert Zimmerman , Sanders County Attorney; Thompson Falls, Montana.


Justice JIM RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Appellant Raul Sanchez (Sanchez) appeals from an order of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County, denying his amended petition for postconviction relief. We affirm.

¶ 2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred by denying Sanchez's postconviction petition.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 3 Sanchez was convicted of the deliberate homicide...

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