STATE v. McCOY

No. DA 11-0740.

291 P.3d 568 (2012)

2012 MT 293

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Shannon David McCOY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Joseph P. Howard , Attorney at Law, Great Falls, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General; Micheal S. Wellenstein , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Marcia Boris , Mineral County Attorney, Superior, Montana.


Justice MICHAEL E. WHEAT delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Defendant Shannon David McCoy ("Shannon") appeals his conviction of attempted theft in the Fourth Judicial District Court, Mineral County. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶ 2 We restate the sole issue on appeal as follows:

¶ 3 Whether the District Court abused its discretion by finding a sufficient chain of custody for the admission of latent fingerprint evidence?

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