STATE v. CHAFEE

No. DA 13-0332.

332 P.3d 240 (2014)

2014 MT 226

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Chelsea Mae CHAFEE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacquelyn M. Hughes , Hughes Law, P.L.L.C., Billings, Montana, for Appellant.

Timothy C. Fox , Montana Attorney General, Jonathan M. Krauss , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Fred Van Valkenburg , Missoula County Attorney, Shaun Donovan , Deputy County Attorney, Missoula, Montana, for Appellee.


Justice PATRICIA COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Chelsea Mae Chafee appeals her conviction by a jury in the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, of accountability for arson, a felony, and accountability for theft, a felony. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

¶ 2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

¶ 3 Was Chafee's counsel ineffective when he failed to offer...

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